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Show CALENDAR FOR 1895. ECLIPSES, 1895. Five Eclipses occur this year, two of the Moon and three of the Sun, as follows: I. A Total Eclipse of the Moon, March 10, visible in North and South America, Europe and Western Asia. II. A Partial Eclipse of the Sun, March 26, invisible in the United States; visible in Western Europe, England and Western Spain, Portugal and France; also in the northeastern provinces of British America. III. A Partial Eclipse of the Sun, Aug. 20, invisible in America; visible in Northwestern Asia and Europe east of St. Petersburg. IV. A Total Eclipse of the Moon, Sept. 3 and 4, visible in North and South America, Western Europe and Africa. V. A Partial Eclipse of the Sun, Sept. 18, visible in Northern Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Ocean. MORNING AND EVENING STARS. VENUS, morn., after September 19; ev., until September 18. MARS, morn., after October 11; ev., until October 11. JUPITER, morn., from July 10 to October 12; ev., until July 10 and after October 12. SATURN, morn., until February 5 and after November 2; ev., from February 5 to November 2. PLANETS BRIGHTEST. MERCURY, Feb. 5 and Oct. 8, in the west at close of evening twilight; also March 17, in the east at beginning of morning twilight. VENUS, Aug. 14, in the west; and Oct. 26, in the east. MARS, not this year. JUPITER, not this year; but will be nearly brightest at the beginning and close of the year. SATURN, April 24. URANUS, May 8. NEPTUNE, Dec. 8. FIXED AND MOVABLE FEASTS OR FESTIVALS. Septuagesima Sun...Feb. 10 Sexagesima '' ... " 17 Quinquagesima Sun.. " 24 Shrove Tuesday " 26 Ash-Wednesday " 27 Quadragesima Sun.. .Mar. 3 St. Patrick's Day " 17 Mid-Lent Sunday ... " 24 Palm Sunday Apr. 7 Good Friday .... " 12 Easter Sunday Apr. 14 Low Sunday " 21 Rogation Sunday May 19 Ascension Day " 23 Whit-Sunday (Pent.).June 2 Trinity " " 9 Corpus Christi " 13 Michaelmas Sept. 29 Advent Sunday Dec. 1 Christmas Day " 25 CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES, 1895. Dominical Letter F Epact 4 Golden Number 15 Solar Cycle 28 Roman Indiction 8 Julian Period 6608 Dionysian Period 224 Jewish Lunar Cycle 12 |
