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42 THE TEXAS ALMANAC-1929
ELEMENTS OF THE MAJOR PLANETS.
Distance from earth . E
Mean (mles) e t Time of f
distance o rotation t i
fiom sun , on axis. j
(miles r eH M. S
Greates t Least ,
6,000,00, 134 00,( 0 l (, ( 90 ,10 S796 4 5 :l 3,11 101 0
67,20. U0 161.200,00 24.50( 000 9224 70 21 21 7 7001 o
92.900 00 . 3fr 2l23 56 4 7.91s 1
141 50000,00 249.600,Uo00 34,500,000 816 75 24 37 23 4-1,230 2
4,(10 OU0O 599.500.000 367.200000 4,332 58 9 55 37 86,5001 7
0 6,300,00011,027,200 n0 745,100 00011 0n.7 21 10 14 24173,0001 10
1' 7 2 000.0001 956 90n,0i0 1l,607,300,000 1'0,t;6 52 7 16 . 32,000 4
2 791.,600,00012,909,100,00'2,675,000 0000160 181 11 35,000 1CHRONOLOGICAL ERAS.
The year 1929 of the Christian era corn-
prises the latter part of the 153d and the
beginning of the 154th year of the IndoU-
pendence of the United States of Ameci ia.
and correponds to the year 6612 of the
Julian Ileriod
Of the peoples using the Christian era
some employ the Gregorian calendar] and
some the Julian Jan 1, 1929, Julian cal-
endar, co i esponds to Jan 11, 1929, (;re-
gorian calendar.
The year 7438 of the l3yzantine rl.t 1), -
gins Sept 1, 1923, Julian calendi r
The y i: 5690 of the Jewish eii 1,( cin-
at sunset on Oct 4, 1929, Gleg orian cail-
endiar.
The year 2682 since the f,,undati n of
Rome, according to _Varno, ,'legin. tn J.n
1, 1929. Jul,an calendar
The year 2678 of the era of Nahona-sar
begins on April 28, 1929, Jullan Calendar
The year 2589 of the Jalp:in(se era, be-
Ing the 18th year of thc- period of Taisho,
begins on Jan 1, 1929 Gregorian caln-
dar.
The year 2241 of the Grecian era. or the
era of the Seleucidae begins in the pres-
ent-day usage of the Syrians on Sept 1,
929, or on Oct 1 1929, Jullan calendar.
according to different sects, but in the
-nc ent unageo t nlamastcus and Arabla
Petraea the year began . itli the vernal
equinox
The year 1646 of the era of Dioclotlan
begins on Aug 29, 1929, Julian calendar
The year 1348 of the Mohammedan era
or the era of the Hegiri, begins at sunset
on June S, 1929. Gregorlan calendar
2.425.613 is the Julian day number of
Jan 1, 1929, Grcgorian calendar
(RRONOLOGIIC" tL CYCLES.
Dominical letter .F Solar cycle. 6
Epact .. ....... Roman 1dition..12
Lunar cycle, or Lon diton..
golden number.11 Julian period. 6642
Velocity of Earth-The earth moves
along its orbit at approximately 19 miles
a second, or 1,140 miles a minute. The ro-
tation of the earth on its axis gives the
surface a velocity (rot,ary) of approxi-
matelv 1,000 miles an Irour at the equator.
I.ength of Month-Length of the synod-
ical (ordinary) month is 29 days 12 hours
44 minutes 2 8 seconds
Length of DaD-Length 6f the sidereal
day is 23 hours 56 minutes 4 091 seconds
of mean solar time. Mean solar day is 24
hours 3 minutes 56 555 seconds of sidereal
time.EASIER SUNDAY, 1929-1940.
1929.... ..March 31 1935. ....April '21
1930.. .April 20 1936 .......April 12
1'131 April 5 1937...... 5March 28
:932 . Maich 27 1938 . April 17
1932 April 16 939 . April 9
19:14 -\1 1i 1 1940 . arch 24
FIRST AND LAST TWILIGHT.
In tah11 l,,.Io - . ilven .l r and iiinute of first
.Il1peaiiri of dlau iand la-t ti liliht fir staled
P1 te he tiiie g ii i tailldald tline lor f8 W ,,lII I
Iani 11
.lan 21
ian 31
F"rl 20
liar 2
liar 12
Mal 22
%lii]
I"rP 11
.liip 21
1Maly 1
sra, 11
MlIy 21
lMav 31
.1 lie l0
iunlae 20 .
iT;rie 30I'tl-t
i n ,ill
i (Ii
6 07(
6 06(
6 04
5 57
5 48
.9
, 27
5 1.I
4 29
4 44
4 .31
4138
4 07
3 56
3 50
3 46
3 49la-t
mii
iii ll
7 ;li
711
7 21
7 28
7 3 ;
7 14
7 11
7 59
8 8O2
S 32
8 "3
9 02
9 10
9 17
9 21
9 21July 1()
iuly 211
Aug 3h
Aule 1:1
Aug 21
Sep 8
Sep 18
Sep 28
Oct 8
Oct 18
(Oct 28
Nov 7
Nov. 17
Nov 27
Deb 7
Dec 17
Dec 27I,
li illt
4 02
4 12
4 21
4 31
4 i38
4 47
4 35
5"02
.- 15
. 22
5 37
5 44
5 52
6 041 at
n pll
9 1
9 11
9 (i3
8 53
8 40
8 2f;
S 11
7 56
7.43
7 30
7 19
7 01
6 56
6, 34
6 54
7 02JEWISH CALENDAR.
Below is civen the Jewish calendar for
the Jewi -l. c1i Ilunar year 5689; also that
piit of the .Insvv h cai 5690 through De-
4emb 1 el , II2'
Jewish Y"ear 5689.
N'w YeVar (I-sh Hashana). Sept 15, 1925
1-a- n4 .\t4tone.m nt (Ynm
lKinur) . ..Sept 24, 1928
Fe,l:t of Talc: n.icl s
( Succo h) .. Sept. 29, 1928
E ghth Day I Feiest . Oct. 6, 1928
lenst -f Light ( IHannulka)... Dec. 8, 1928
F, ast of Esther (Purim) ..Mar 26, 1929
I'assiv r . . . . April 25, 1929
Feast of elk s . June 14, 1929
Jewish Year 5090.
New Year . ..... .. Oct 5, 1929
Iay of AtoncinCnt . Oct 14, 1929
F9>a't of T.ilernacles .Oct. 19, 1929
Eighth Dax f Fiest .t . Oct. 26, 1929
I:eJc' ilnc of ihe Law. . ..Oct 27,1929
ICeas' ,f Lightls . .. Dec. 27. 1929
l,cingth of Year-365 days 5 hours 48
minutes 46 seconds
Dhllensions of the Earth-Equatorial
I aiius. 3.963 34 statute'miles, polar radius,
3 949 99 statute miles.Planet-
Merc ury .
Venus
The Ea th
Mars .
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
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