EMBER DAYS. . February 27, March 1 and 2 Friday Pentecost. and After May 29 and 31, June 1 September 14. . September 18, 20 and 21 Saturday December 13. .December 18, 20 and 21 FIXED AND MOVABLE FEASTS. Epiphany .January 6 Good Friday. .April 5 Septaugesima Sunday. February 3 Easter Sunday . April Sexagesima Sunday. February 10 Low Sunday . April 14 Quinquagesima Sunday. February 17 Rogation Sunday. .May 12 Shrove Tuesday. .February 19 Ascension Day. May 16 Ash Wednesday.. .February 20 Whit Sunday (Pentecost). ...May 26 First Sunday in Lent. .February 24 Trinity Sunday .June 2 (Quadragesima). Corpus Christi. .June 6 Mid--Lent Sunday.. March 17 Advent Sunday December 1 Passion Sunday . March 24 Christmas December 25 Palm Sunday . March 31 CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES. 14 Epact 10 Julian Period.. .6611 Lunar Cycle (Golden number). 2 Dionysian Period. 230 Solar Cycle 6 Jewish Lunar Cycle.... 18 THE SEASONS, 1901 (EASTERN STANDARD TIME). D. H. M. D. H. M. Winter begins......1900.... December... 21 1 33.... A. M. and lasts......89 0 48 Spring. begins. 1901. ... March. .21 2 21. A. M. and lasts. .92 20 4 Summer begins. .1901. ..June... .21 10 25....P. M. and lasts......93 14 42 Autumn begins... 1901....September. .23 1 7. ...P. M. and lasts......89 18 2 Winter begins. ......1901.... December.. .22 7 9. ...A. M. tropical year. .365 5 36 AZIMUTH TABLE OF POLARIS, OR NORTH STAR, 1901. Polar Azimuth of Polaris at its Greatest Elongation East or West. Month. Dist. For the Latitudes and Dates given below. of Po 31° 33° 35° 37° 43° Day 29° 41° 45° 58 22 50 20 January 1/1 12 511 23 18 1 24 591 26 52 1 28 56|1 31 13 1 33 45 1 36 32 1 39 371 43 2 January 11 50 16 58 51 55 121 43 30 35 0 January 21 50 16 58 51 55 12 43 30 35 February 1 50 16 51 55 12 43 30 35 February 111 51 18 25 0 52 56 13 44 32 37 February 21 53 201 25 2 54 581 16 47 35 40 March 1 55 231 4 57 29 2 19 501 38 43 March 111 58 26 6 27 0 29 5 53 41 46 8 7 25 56 44 April 1 7 11 29 34 1 48 55 April 11 39 59 14 19 39 8 36 58 40 3 May 1 13 42 23 18 23 42 12 37 2 May 11 27 44 16 5 11 May 21 24 8 13 June 1 20 51 32 26 32 50 22 10 16 June 11 21 52 33 28 33 51 12 19 June 21 34 52 13 20 July 1 22 53 34 29 34 52 13 20 July 11 22 34 3+ 52 July 21 21 52 33 33 51 12 19 August 1 20 10 13 August 11 18 48 29 21 30 47 19 8 10 August 21 15 45 26 21 26 43 15 8 8 September 1 12 41 22 17 22 11 5 13 7 37 0 40 0 September 21 61 35 4 36 56 39 56 October 1 11 51 October 11 1 12 581 26 61 27 0 3 22 33 53 41 46 October 21 541 25 31 26 561 29 0 17 48 36 41 November 1 501 16 2+ 58 511 28 55 121 43 30 35 43 November 11 47 131 51 50 31 42 November 21 46 4 26 December . 1 40 5 17 December 11 38 2 43 36 391 30 58 27 14 19 December 21 361 23 0 41 34 37 55 25 12 16 December 131|1 12 34|1 22 58 1 24 4011 26 3211 24 3511 30 5211 33 23 1 36 1011 39 14 1 421 The azimuths in the above table, applied properly to the magnetic bearing of P laris at the time of its greatest elongation cast or west, will give the true variatia 20 24 43 20 30 22 of the magnetic needle from a true north direction, and will be of great use to all surveyors and engineers. When the elongation is east the azimuth will be east and vice versa. At the present time the line of "No Variation" of the needle runs southeasterly from near Toledo, Ohio, to a point on the Atlantic Coast about fifty miles southwest of Cape Fear, N. C. East of that line the north end of the needle points west of a true north, and west of that line east of the true north. The country may therefore be divided into eastern and western magnetic regions. In the "Eastern Region" the bearing of Polaris at its western elongation, if eastward, added to the azimuth, gives the desired variation west; but if westward, the bearing taken from the azimuth gives the variation west. The bearing of Polaris at its eastern elongation will be eastward, and the azimuth subtracted therefrom gives the variation west, In the “Western Region" the bearing of Polaris at its eastern elongation, if westward, added to the azimuth, gives the variation east; but if eastward, the bearing taken from the azimuth gives the variation east. The bearing of Polaris at its western elongation will be westward, and diminished by the azimuth gives the variation east. The azimuths in the table, given for two-degree zones, are practically sufficient for all the United States except Alaska. For intermediate "latitudes, and dates, the azimuths may be found by proportion sufficiently correct, or exactly by the formula log-sine azimuth equal log-sine Polar Distance of Polaris, minus log-cosine latitude. The surveyor or engineer is on the line of "No Variation" when the bearing of Polaris at greatest elongation is the same as the azimuth. TIDE TABLES. To find the time of high water for any place given in the table below, apply the correction opposite the place to the times of high water for its respective port given for every day on the twelve calendar pages of this Almanac. Add the correction to time of high water when it is plus, and subtract it when it is minus. Example: To find time of high water at Rockland, Me., on January 6, 1901: Time of high water at Boston, January 6.... 0:08 p. m. Correction for Rockland, Me. (see below). 0:26 Time of high water at Rockland, Me., January 6. 11:42 a. m. Corrections Cor Corrections to Cor Corrections to Corto times of high rec times of high water rec times of high water recwater at Boston for: tion. at New-York for: tion. at Charleston for: tion. H. M. | H. M. IH. M. Eastport, Me... -0 35 Block Island, R. I....1-1 2 Dover, Del.. — 8 40 West Quoddy H'd, Me - 49 Stonington, Conn. +0 49 Sea Breeze, N. J.. -10 17 Machiasport, Me.... -040 New-London, Conn... +1 6| New-Castle, Del... - 8 1 Indian Harbor, Me... -0 55 Norwich, Conn.... +1 47 Wilmington, Del...1 – 7 46 Mt. Desert Nar., Me.. -0 28 | Middletown, Conn... +5 1 Gray's F.,S. R., Pal · 6 15 S. W. H, Mt. D. I., Me -0 44| Hartford, Conn.. +6 58 Phila., Wash.-ave. - 6 7 Bass H., Mt. D. I.,Me -0 45 Duck Island, Conn.. +2 23 | Trenton, N. J..... - 2 59 Rockland, Me.... -0 26 New-Haven, Conn... +3 5 Rehoboth, Del.. 28 Oceanville, D. I., Me. -0 36 Stamford, Conn.... +3 41 Ocean City, Md... Bangor, Me... +1 12) City I., L. I. S., N. Y. +3 7| Cape Chas. L., Va. +013 Boothbay, Me... --043College P, E. R., N.Y +3 21 Old Point Com., Va + 0 55 Bath, Me. +0 31 Flushing, E. R., N. Y| +3 40| Newport News, Va +1 4 Gardiner, Me.. +2 56|Pot Cove, Ast., N. Y.1 +3 2 Petersburg, Va.... + 9 11 Augusta, Me. +3 37| B'ckwell's I. L., N. Y +1 50 Richmond, Va.... + 9 25 Portland, Me.. --0 34E. 41st-st., N. Y. C... +1 37| Yorktown, Va... + 1 22 Portsmouth, N. H.. -0 15E. 27th-st., N. Y. C.. +1 23 Pt. L., P. R., Md. 7 Isle of Shoal L., N. H|-0 201 Brooklyn N. Y., N. Y to 40 Alexandria, P.R., Va 0 11 Newburyport, Mass.. -0 15 | Brooklyn Bridge, N.Y) 10 20 Wash. N. Y., D. C. 0 18 Gloucester, Mass.... -0 36 E. 110th-st., N. Y. C., *2 6|Crisfield, C. B., Md 4 59 Salem, Mass...... - 11 High Bridge, N. Y. CI +2 21 Cambridge, C.B., Ma 3 56 Nahant, Mass.. -0 18 Kings Bridge, N. Y.C +0 56 Oxford, Md.. 3 23 Boston Light, Mass... -0 18 Willets Point, N. Y.. +3 7| Annapolis, Md... 2 38 Plymouth, Mass.. 9|Glen Cove, L.I.S.,N.Y| +3 6 Balt., Fells, Pt.,Md 0 50 Wellfeet, C. C., Mass -0 111 Oyster B., L.I. S.,N.Y +3 6 Elkton, Md. 2 10 Provincetown, Mass.. - 11N'thp't H.,L.I.S., N.Y +3 5 Pt. Dep., S. R., Md 2 41 Siasconset, Nantuck, I +0 11 Trum'n B.,L.I.S., N.Y +2 11 Virginia Beach, Va 0 0 Nantucket Har., Mass 10 55 Sag Har., L.I. S., N.Y +2 19 Hatteras Inlet, N.C - 047 Edgartown, Mass.... +0 44 Montauk Pt. L., N. Y -0 11Cape Lookout, N.C -1 5 No Mans L'd I., Mass --4 6 Bellport, N. Y....... +2 39| Beaufort, N. C..... 0 12 Vineyard Hav’n, Mass +0 11 Fire Island Inlet, N.Y -0 56 Carolina Beach, N.C – 0 14 Falmouth, Mass... -1 8 Rockaway Inlet, N.Y 0 35 | Wilmington, N. C.. + 1 47 Tarpaulin Cove, Mass | -3 41|Coney Island, N. Y... -0 42 B'nerman's B, N.C| - 4 1 Cuttyhunk L., Mass.. -4 11 Tottenville, S. I.,N. Y -0 21 White Hall, N. C.. - 3 58 Woods Hole, Mass.... -2 55|Fort Tom., S. I., N.Y -0 231 Georgetown, S. C.. +1 16 Bird Island L., Mass. -3 43 | Sing Sirg, H. R.,N.Y +1 49) Bluff Pt. W. R., S.CI 0 21 New-Bedford, Mass.. -3 40| Albany, H. R., N. Y. i +9 33 Port Royal, S. C... 0 36 Newport, R. Í... 3 48 Eliz'port, N. B., N. J1 40 10 Beaufort, S. C.... +0 49 Bristol, R.I. -3 34 | Long Branch, N. J...) -0 371 Savannah, Ga.. +053 Pawtuxet, R. I. -3 21 | Atlantic City, N. J...1-0 28 | Warsaw Sound, Gal + 0.4 Providence, R. I. -3 23 Cape May City, N. J./ -0 161 St. Andrew S., Ga. + 0 23 OCCULTATION. The brilliant star Spica (a Virginis), will be occulted by the moon December 6, reappearing from behind the moon at 2:52 A. M., Washington mean time, or at 3 A. M. Eastern Standard Time. The moon will pass between the star and earth (immersion) while yet they are below the horizon; the coming out (emersion) only being visible in the Eastern States. RISING, MERIDIAN PASSAGE AND SETTING OF PLANETS, 1901. In Meridian. Orleans.. 23 York..... New Orleans.. In Meridian. York.... New Orleans... In New York... New Orleans... Month. January Ris's Ris's Ris's Ris's |Ris's Ris's Ris's Ris'e Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. (Eve. Eve.Mo. | Mo. | Mo. Mo. | Mo. | Mo. H MH MH MH MH MH MH MH MH MH MH MH M 1 9:58 5:15| 4:49 4:16 9:37 9:49 11:01 6:27 5:58 11:51 7:15 6:46 11 10:12 5:36 5:07 3:40 9:01 9:13 10:32 5:58 5:29 11:18 6:42 6:13 21 10:27 5:53 5:24 3:00 8:19 8:31 10:02 5:29 4:59 | 10:43 6:07 5:38 1 10:43 6:04 5:37 2:10 7:25 7:39 9:28 4:55 4:25 10:05 5:29 5:00 11 10:56 6:09 5:44 1:20 6:30 6:46 8:57 4:23 3:54 9:30 | 4:55 4:26 21 11:08 6:10 5:491 0:20 | Sets. Sets. 8:26 3:54 3:23 8:55 4:20 3:51 1 11:16 6:06 5:49 Eve. | Mo. Mo. 8:001 3:261 2:57| 8:27 3:52 3:23 11 11:24 5:59 5:47 10:44 5:47 5:27 7:27 2:53) 2:24 7:51 3:12 2:45 21 11:31 5:48 5:42 9:55 5:01| 4:41 6:54 2:19 1:501 7:14 2:35 2:08 1 11:38 5:38 5:38) 9:07 4:11| 3:50 6:15 1:40 1:11 6:33 1:54 1:27 11 11:44 5:27 5:331 8:29 3:32 3:12 5:38 1:03 0:34 5:54 1:15 0:48 21 11:51 5:16 5:28 7:54] 2:53 2:35 5:01) 0:25 Eve. 5:15 0:36 0:09 1 11:59] 5:091 5:26 7:231 2:181 2:01| 4:22 Eve. 11:17| 4:36 Eve. Eve. 11 Eve8 Sets. Sets. 6:56 1:46 1:31 3:42|11:07 | 10:381 3:56|11:17 | 10:50 21 0:19 Eve. Eve. 6:30 1:13 1:00 3:01 10:27 9:56| 3:16 10:37 10:10 11 0:341 8:01 7:32 6:04 0:40 0:29 2:14 9:40 9:10 2:30 9:51 9:24 111 0:481 8:18 7:481 5:43 | Eve. Eve. 1:30 8:56 8:27 1:481 9:09 8:42 21 1:021 8:32 8:02) 5:20 11:39 11:33' 0:46 8:12 7:43 1:061 8:27 8:00 11 1:16 8:38| 8:111 5:00111:11|11:07 | Eve.Sets. Sets. 0:24 7:46 7:19 11| 1:27 8:39 8:15| 4:41 10:43 10:43|11:12 Mo. Mo. Eve. Sets. Sets. 21 1:37 8:35 8:18 4:22 10:17 10:19 10:27 3:04 3:34 10:55 | Mo. Mo. 1 1:46 8:26 8:131 4:021 9:47 9:52 9:40 2:161 2:46 10:08 2:48 3:17 11 1:51 8:15 8:07 3:45 9:22 9:29 8:56 1:33 2:03 9:27 2:07 2:36 21 1:56 8:03 8:01 3:29 8:57 9:07 8:16 0:52 1:22 8:46 1:25 1:54 1] 2:01 7:48 7:52 3:13) 8:31 8:45 7:32 0:08 0:38 8:01 0:40 1:10 11 2:05 7:34 7:44 2:59 8:10 8:27 6:54|Eve. Eve. 7:21 0:01 0:29 ...]21] 2:11 7:24 7:39 2:46 7:47 8:17 6:17 10:49 11:19 6:42 Eve. Eve. 1 2:18 7:15| 7:35| 2:34 7:29 7:50 5:41 10:13|10:43 6:04 | 10:42 | 11:09 11 2:26 7:07 7:33 2:24 7:09 7:34 5:07 9:39 10:09 5:27 10:05 10:31 21 2:36 7:06 7:37 2:15 6:54 7:21 4:34 9:06 9:36 4:50 9:28 9:54 1 2:48 7:09 7:43 2:05 6:38 7:08 3:58 8:31 9:01 4:09 8:47 9:13 11 2:59 7:19 7:53 1:58 6:28 6:58 3:26| 7:59 8:29 | 3:331 8:11 8:37 21 3:08 7:31 8:04 1:52 6:20 6:51 2:55 7:29 7:581 2:581 7:37 | 8:03 1 3:15 7:46 8:16 1:46 6:14 6:45 2:24 6:58 7:27 2:23 7:02 7:28 11 3:17 8:00 8:25 1:40 6:10 6:40 1:54 6:29 6:58 1:48 6:27 6:53 21 3:15 8:11 8:53 1:34 6:08 6:37 1:25 6:01 6:30 1:14 5:54 6:19 31 3:04 8:141 8:32 1:27 6:09 6:35 0:52 5:31 5:58 0:36 5:17 5:42 JEWISH, PERSIAN AND GRECIAN ERAS. The current year (A. D. 1901) no only 6614 of the ulian period, but also 74097410 of the Byzantine era, the year 7410 beginning on September 1. It is also 566!5662 of the Jewish era, the year 5662 beginning on September 14, or, more exactly, at midnight of September 13. According to Varro, this is the year 2654 since the foundation of Rome, and 26 18 since the beginning of the era of Nabodnazzar, which has been assigned to Wednesday, February 26, of the year_3967 of the Julian period; corresponding, in the rotation of chronologists, to 747 B. C., or, according to the astronomers, to 746 B. C.; 2677 of the Olympiads, or the first year of the 670th Olympiad commencing July, 1901, if no fifth era at 77542 years before Christ, or near the beginning of July, 3938, of the Julian period: 2212 of the Grecian era, or the era of the Seleucidæ, which began near the vernal equinox of the year 312 B, C.; 1617 of the era of Diocletian; 2561 of the Japanese era, and 34 of the period entitled "Meiji." The year 1919 of the Mahometan era, or the era of the Hegira, begins April 20, 1901. January 1, 1901, is the 2,415,386th day since the commencement of the Julian period. 60 eve. P24 44 D. H. M. D. H. M. Jan. 2 3 in Perihel'n i 10 n. July 1 2 mo. O 8 9 3 57 S. eve. 1 4 10 ove. o 24 27 3 4 342 s. OV. 64 2 2 27 mo. o ne & in Aphelion h mo. 3 35 S. o 8 h 151 S. 4 11 eve. mo in Aphelion 9 10 N. 9 3 14 eve. 188 5 4 180 OEorW 14 4 o Stationary 17.0 38 eve of 우 mo. 6 55 N. 15 4 0 22 N. 17 3 eve. gr. Hel.L.N 18 4 6 mo. 21 2 13 S. 21 8 55 mo. o te 4 6N, 18 9 24 mo. 64€ 2 12 s. 28 2 3 37 S. 18 10 38 eve.one 241 s. 29 641 mo. lo ha h 3 34 s. 24 3 eve. O 0 20 S. Aug. mo.8 gr. elong.W ¥ 19 22 W. Feb. 5 5 3 eve. 951 N. 6 7 mo. in 9 251 S. 15 018 ino. 01 16 6 9 eve. Po 2 오 5 37 N. 15 2 eve. Oh n 3 2 S. 19 219 mo. Še 2 3 N. 17 4 14 eve 800 549 S. 2 3 45 S. 19 4 18 7 E. h 3 42 S. eve. gr. elong. E. 20 7 35 mo. o ga $ 3 29 s. 30 5 eve. 4 Stationary. 22 1 mo. 8 8 0 8180 E.orW 25 2 11 Sep. 5 mo. 4 in Aphelion eve. in 8 It 7 mo. h Stationary Mar. 4 4 33 mo. Se 9 53 N. 1 15 N. 16 10 33 eve. O 5 1 eve. 4 in Aphelion 011 s. 14 5 51 eve, 840 21 3 25 s. 21 21 4 4 S. 15 3 40 mo. o he 21 925 eve on h 3 26 s. h 3 57 s. 28 1 19 548 eve. • 4 q 요 6 31 S. mo. 90 0 27 8 eve. gr. Hel.L.S. 30 9 59 eve. So 8 56 N. Oct. 3 6 eve. 90 0 10 9 mo. O P 2 오 0 55 s. 909 12 11 Apr. 112 mo. gr. elong. E. 8 25 4 E. 27 48W. 15 9 39 eve.036 4 2 2 24 s. mo.8 gr. eleng. W 16 322 mio. O P ? 5 6 348 S. mo. Stationary, 6 8 mo. O ho 90 0 16 4 mo. $ in Aphelion 3 50 S. 21 4 25 S. 342 s. 11 150 eve.ohe 19 6 59 mo. She h 411 S. 118 i 31 eve.off f 오 3 47 s. 25 7 2 21 S. q 요 25 11 eve. Ķ Stationary. 27 8 54 mo. o o 7 57 N.Nov. 4 3 mo. do 0 54 s. 30 4 7 1 eve. 2 Stationary. eve. 4 gr. Hel. L.S 30 8 eve. O sup. 0 0 4.19 S. 15 9 29 mo. P a 오 7 20 S. 15 2 39 ev.10 21 21 3 59 S. [ay. 8 1 38 eve. 40 444 S. n 8 8 3 eve.& ho 3 48 s. 4. 21 S. 18 1 오 18 8 21 mo. Pa 0 38 N. 2 45 S. 19 2 2 외 18 1 1 4 N. mo. 3 12 s. 28 1 23 3 21 mo. o 2 h 0 27 S. mo. 9 in 32 125 943 mo. o 6 59 N. 28 2 eve. SO 900 Dec. 4 10 eve. $ gr. elong. E. 4 47 19 E. 13 313 30.08 5 43 s. line 4 351 eve. 20 24 3 53 s. n 13 4 35 mo. he 4 27 S. 21 411 31 eve. S ĶE h 343 S. 4 58 S. 6 3 180 E. or W. 14 5 mo. ! So 119 S. mo. do h 오 13 11 eve. gr. elong. E 24 39 E. 15 6 2 mo. O P 7 30 S. 17 748 mo. One ? 443 N. 0 52 S. 2: 651 eve. Š & . eve. O 20 66 66 60 66 ** 5 45 N. 25 8 eve. 4 in Perihel'n 30 eve.1 8 2 0 1800 E.orW Sun. Earth. SIGNS OF PLANETS. 4 Jupiter. THE OPPOSITION OF MARS. Mars will be in opposition to the sun at about 1 a. m., February 22, 1901. At that ne it will be situated in the constellation of Leo, near the star Regulus, and east of è handle of the Sickle. This occasion will not be very favorable for the study of planet, its distance from the earth being practically the greatest possible at an position. Calendar for Me., Calendar for Boston, Mass., Calendar for N. York City ; Cal. for Wash, D. C., Calendar for Charleston, s Arizona, So. California. local time...... Sun in meridian, Full moon..... MOON'S PHASES. sets. . H. M Eastern. (H. W. Moon H. W. Sun Sun Sun Sun Sun Moon Char- Bets. N. Y. 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