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Show FESTIVALS AND FASTS.CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES.THE SEASONS.MORNING STARS.MERCURY. .About February 12, June 11 and October 4. VENUS. .January 1 to April 26. MARS. .February 28 to end of year. JUPITER. . May 9 to November 28.SATURN. .January 1 to January 17; July 27 to end of year.EVENING STARS.MERCURY. .About January 2, April 24, August 22 and December 17. VENUS. . April 26 to end of year. MARS. .January 1 to February 28.JUPITER. .January 1 to May 9; November 28 to end of year. SATURN. .January 17 to July 27.ECLIPSES FOR THE YEAR.In the year 1917 there will be seven Eclipses, four of the Sun and three of the Moon.I. A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, January 7.8. Visible to North and South America, and in part to central and western Europe, northwestern Africa, northern and northeastern Asia, and eastern Australia. Occurring as follows:First contact of shadow, (63 degrees from the south point of the Moon's limb toward the east.Magnitude of eclipse, 1. 369 (Moon's diameter, 1. 0).II. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, January 23. Invisible. Visible to Europe except the extreme western portions, western Asia, and the northern part of Africa.III. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, June 19. Visible to a small section in the extreme northwestern part of the United States, western Canada, Alaska, the northern portions of Europe and Asia, and the Arctic regions.IV. A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, July 4.5. Invisible. Visible to Africa, and in part to South America, Australia, and the greater part of Europe and Asia.V. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, July 19. Invisible. Visible in the Southern Ocean. Small and unimportant.VI. AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, December 14. Invisible. Visible to the southeastern edge of South America, southwestern Australia, and the Antarctic regions.VII. A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, December 27.28. Visible to North America and eastern Asia, and in part to South America and Australia. Occurring as follows:First contact of shadow, 72 degrees from the north point of the Moon's limb toward the east.Magnitude of eclipse, 1. 011 (Moon's diameter, 1. 0). |
