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     1886.] RELIABLE ALMANAC. 11 
     
    
   
   
    
     In the course of each month there are many occultations 
     
     of fixed stars by the Moon (more than I 500 during the year) 
     
     but of stars less than the third magnitude they cannot be 
     
     observed without the aid of the telescope, out of forty-eight 
     
     above that magnitude the following eight may be seen, 
     
     namely {our of Aldetaran rst magnitude in Tauras in Janu- 
     
     ary 16th, 6h. 12m. p. m.; February 12th, 55m. past mid- 
     
     night; October r6th, 7h. 13m. p. m., and November 13th, 
     
     2h. 33m. a. In. 
     
    
   
   
    
     One of Regulus rst magnitude in sea October 22nd, 4h. 
     
     p. m., (a near approach) one each of Beta, Eta and Gamma, 
     
     3rd magnitude of Virgo April 16th, 3h. mm. a. m., April 
     
     17th, Ih. 37m. 3. m., and May 15th, uh. tom. p. m. The 
     
     time here given being when the star is centrally behind the 
     
     Moon. 
     
    
   
   
    
     PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF THE CALENDAR. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Epact or Moon’s age on January Ist, 25 
     
     Golden Number year of Lunar Cycle of 19 years, 5 
     
     Solar Cycle of 28 years, 19 
     
     Dominica] Letter, C 
     
     Julian Period, 6599 
     
     Roman Indiction, 14 
     
     The year 5647 of the Jewish Era begins September 30th 
     
     Ramadan Turkish month of abstinence begins June 3rd 
     
     The year 1304 of the Hejira, September 30th 
     
    
   
   
    
     FIXED AND MOVEABLE FEASTS, ANNIVERSARIES, &C. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Epiphany, Jan. 6 Rogation Sunday, May 30 
     
     Septuagesima Sunday, Feb. 2| Ascension Day. June 3 
     
     ST. DAVID, March 1 Pentecost, Whit Sunday, 13 
     
     Quinquagesima Sunday, 7 Trinity Sunday, 20 
     
     Ash Wednesday, ‘ Io Accession of Queen Victoria, 20 
     
     Isl Sunday in Lent. l4 Proclamation, 21 
     
     ST. PATRICK, 17 St. John Baptist, Midsummer, 24 
     
     Annunciation, Lady Day, 2 Corpus Christi, 24 
     
     Palm Sunday, April r ST. MICHAEL, Sept. 29 
     
     Goon FRIDAY, 23 Prince of Wales Birthday, Nov. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     * ST. GEORGE, 23 [st Sunday in Advent, 28 
     
    
   
   
    
     EASTER SUND'AY, 25 Sr. ANDREW, 30 
     
     Low Sunday, May 2 St. Thomas, Shortest day, Dec. 21 
     
     Birthday of Queen Victoria, 24 Christmas Day, 25 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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