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THE TEX8 ALMANAC FOR 1867.
NOTABLE DAYS AXD PERIODS.
Dominical Letter, F; Epact, 25; Golden Number, 6; Solar Cycle, 28; Julian Period, 6580;
Jewish Lunar Cycle, 3; Dionysian Period, 196.
The 93d year of American Independence begins July 4th ; the 5628th of the Jews begins Septem-
ber 30th; the 1284th of Mohammed begins May 5th, and ends April 23d, 16S.
Ash Wednesday, March 6th ; let Sunday in Lent, March 10th ; Good Friday, April 19th; Easter-
Sunday, April 21st; Rogation Sunday, .iay 26th; Ascension, May 30th; Pentecost, June 9th; Trin-
ity, June 16; Advent, December 1. -
ECLIPSES.
There will be four eclipses this year, as follows:
I. Ali annular eclipse of the Sun, March 6th, invisible in America, but visible in Europe,
II. A partial eclipse of the Moon, March 20th, early in the morning. It will be visible and
begins at Austin, at 44m. past 12, (midnight,) and will be largest at 2h. 18m., and end at 3h. 51m.
Size, 0.813 of its diameter on the southern limb.
III. A total eclipse of the Sun, August 29th, invisible in the United States.
IV. A partial eclipse of the Moon, Friday, September 13th, in the evening, visible. It begins
just before the Moon rises, and hence will be upon the Moon when rising. It ends at 7 o'clock
25m. Size, 0.704 of the diameter on the northern limb.
All the calculations in this Almanac are in mean or clock time, and are for the meridian of Aus-
tin, and in time, 6h. 31m. west of Greenwich, and in latitude 30' 17' 50'.
MORNING. AND EVENING STARS.
Veus will be brightest, June 17th, and Morning Star until September 25th, when it is in superior
conjunction with, the Sun, being then rendered invisible by the superior light of the Sun; and
being also at its maximum distance from the Earth, it will have its minimum apparent diameter,
and its disk, if visible, will be a perfect circle. After this date it will soon appear low in the
west soon after sunset, being Evening Star, and daily appearing further east of the Sun. At the
close of the year 1866 it shows beautifully as a Morning Star, increasing in splendor until January
17th, when its illuminated disk is greatest. It rises then about4h. 23m. mo. On February 24th, it
reaches its greatest elongation--46 48'-west of the Sun, whence it moves off toward the Sun
and superior conjunction, with daily decreasing light. On January 1, it will be north-east of
Antares; on February 5th, it enters Sagittarius; March Sth, it will be 3'south of p Capricorni; and
April 4th, it will be 9 south of 7 Aquarli, the brighest star in the Urn.
MAs will be Evening Star during the entire year. It will appear largest January 10th, being
then at its opposition, or 181' from the Sun, and rising about sunset. It is then nearest the Earth,
and its diameter about four times as large as when at its conjunction. On April 15th, it will be 90' east
of the Sun, and pass the meridian about sunset. On January 1st, it will be south-east of Pollux, and
about on a line with Castor and Pollux. It moves backward or to the west now, and until Febra-
ary 18th. On January 7th, it will be 2% " south of Pollux ; on January 14h, 6 south of Castor; and
on April 7th, itwill be back again due south of Pollux, but now 4%Y south of it, and 18' north of
Procyon. After June the planet will be rather inconspicuous.
JerrtER will be Evening Star until February " d, being then in conjunction with the Sun, and lost
mn its light. Thence Morning Star until May 2tb, when it reaches its western quadrature. During
the rest of the year it will be Evening Star, and rather interesting. August 26th, it will be largest
and at the opposition, rising about sunset, and will appear three times as large as Mars did on
January 10th. On December 9th, it will be 10' due south of the brightest star in the Urn.
SATrns will be Morning Star until February 12th, rising after this before midnight, and being
Evening Star until November 19th, when it becomes Morning Star. It will be in Libra most of the
year, north-west of Antares, and at the time of opposition, May 12th, it will be brightest.
MEscRn will be brightest, and at the most favorable stations for visibility, March 6th, July 3d,
and October 28th, being then in the west, and Evening Star soon after sunset; also April 25th, Au-
gust 24th, and December 12th, being then in the east as Morning Star just before sunrise.
THE SEASONS.
H. a l. D. 3. 31.
Winter begins December 21, 1866..6 19 eve., and lasts ..89 0 48
Spring " March 20, 1~37..7 7 eve., " ..92 f0 34
Summer " June 21, 1867..3 41 eve., " ..93 14 23
Autumn " September 23, 1867..6 4 mo., " ..89 18 4
Winter " December 22, 1867..0 8 mo. Trop. year, 8t 5 49
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