and Telegraph Company, has established mat New York, vuuntt, Wis., may be reached by telephone. Lines to Cincinnati and Indianapolis will be opened in the near future. ECLIPSES, 1894. Astronomical calculations made expressly for The Tribune Almanac by Berlin H. There will be four eclipses this year-two of the sun and two of the moon; and a I. A partial eclipse of the moon of about three digits and on the southern limb, Lunar eclipse, March 21. Beginning of eclipse.. at sunrise. Pac. Time. northward the Appearance at middle of Middle of eclipse... End of eclipse (not visible)... 5:25 a. m. 6:21 a. m. 7:16 a. m. N.. The central This eclipse returns April 1, 1912, when it will be only one-half the size of this one, an will be visible in Europe. It will go off in a mere ap pulse April 12, 1930. II. An annular eclipse of the sun April 5; invisible in America, except in Alaska. Visible in the regions each side of the Red Sea, and throughout Asia. and annular path of the eclipse passes across India and through western China to Alaska, where it leaves the earth at sunrise in lat. 32 deg., 47 min., 30 sec. and long. 157 deg., 30 min., 42 sec. W. of Greenwich at 6:53 p. m. size when greatest, 2.77 digits This eclipse returns April 17, 1912, when it will be total, and visible in Europe. III. A partial eclipse of the moon on the evening of September 14 and morning of the 15th. Visible throughout North America; upon the northern limb, as shown in the figure. This eclipse will return on September 26, 1912, when it will be smaller, and partially visible in the United States. Boston. 8:09 p. m. 5:49 p. m. 9:03 p. m. 8:51 p. m. 9:15 p. m. 10:52 p. m. 10:40 p. m. 10:28 p. m. Middle or greatest eclipse. 11:48 p. m. 11:36 p. m. 11:24 p. m. 10:42 p. m. 0:44 a. m.*[0:32 a. m.*(0:20 a. m.*[11:38 p. m. 9:18 p. m. 2:20 a. m.*2:08 a. m.* 1:56 a. m.*1:14 a. m.* 10:54 p. m. Moon leaves penumbra or *15th. Begins. 14 11:36 p.m. 10:36 p.m.] 9:36 p.m. 8:36 p.m. 7:36 p.m. Ends... 141:28 a.m. *0:28 a.m. 11:28 p.m. [10:28 p.m. 9:28 p.m. The A total eclipse of the sun, September 29, at new moon, invisible in America IV. and Europe; visible in eastern and southern Africa, in India, and Australia. total phase is visible in the Indian Ocean, and near the equator in Africa, east of longitude 20 deg., 44 min. E. of Greenwich. The partial phase begins first on the earth, at the mouth of the Red Sea at sunrise there, and ends at sunset, from the earth in latitude 46 deg., 24 min. S., directly south of Van Dieman's Land. It returns again October 10, 1912, visible in South America. Visible V. A transit of the planet Mercury across the sun's Cisk, November 10. throughout the United States. The planet will enter upon the sun's disk on the east side, and pass upward and across the same. First contact of limbs..... [11:55:32 M 10:55:32 M 9:55:32 M 8:55:32 M 7:55:32 M Last contact of limbs...... 9:57:16 M 8:57:16 M 7:57:16 M 2:33:48 E 1:33:48 E 0:33:48 E 11:33:48 M 10:33:48 M 5:10:26 E 4:10:26 E 3:10:26 E 2:10:26 E 1:10:26 E 5:12:10 E 4:12:10 E 3:12:10 E 2:12:10 E 1:12:10 E PLANETS BRIGHTEST OR BEST SEEN. MERCURY,* February 21 and October 15, setting after the sun as evening star. MERCURY, April 13 and August 19, rising before the sun as morning star. VENUS, January 10, setting after the sun as evening star. VENUS, March 22, rising before the sun as morning star. MARS, October 20, rising at sunset as evening star. JUPITER, December 22, rising at sunset as evening star. SATURN, April 11, rising at sunset as evening star. URANUS, May 3, rising at sunset as evening star. NEPTUNE, December 6, rising at sunset as evening stir. *NOTE.-Mercury will be theoretically brightest at several dates here given are the only favorable ones for observation. above the sunrise or sunset point when dark enough to see quite red and brighter than any other star, except Sirius. other times, but the Look for him just the stars; he appears Venus passes through all the phases of the moon. From her greatest eastern elongation to inferior conjunction she will appear as a crescent, with cusps pointing eastward. Her apparent diameter will be largest when at or near inferior conjunction, being at that time much nearer to the earth than at any other. She will appear brightest at a point between greatest eastern elongation and inferior conjunction when only one-fifth of her illuminated hemisphere is visible to us, and, as will be seen by the figure, she is also smaller; but the proportion between her apparent size and area of visible illuminated surface is such as to give the greatest amount of light, or is brightest. On February 16 she will be at inferior conjunction, or between the earth and sun, an will have the largest apparent diameter, but the overpowering light of the sun will prevent seeing her for a very few days before and after that date. When last seen she will show but a silvery crescent of light, and when she reappears as a morning star on the other side of the sun she will pass through the same phase, only the sharp cusps will point westward. Her distance from us will gradually increase, and at the same time her angular distance from the sun will increase until, when she reaches her point of greatest distance west of the sun, on April 27, she will be greatly reduce: in apparent size, and exactly one-half of her illuminated hemisphere will be visible to us and will present a half-moon phase. After April 27 she will continue to decrease in apparent size and present a gibbous phase until about the first of October, when she will become quite stationary in size, and nearly round, being in that portion of her orbit where her distance from us varies but slightly for nearly two months. She also is close to superior conjunction November 30, when she becomes invisible; in fact, she is lost sight of long before that date, being so dim and near the sun. She will just begin to be seen again on the east of the sun as a dim evening star at the close of the year. MORNING STARS. MERCURY, see "Planets Brightest." VENUS, from February 16 to November 30. MARS, until June 27. JUPITER, from June 4 to September 1. EVENING STARS. MERCURY, see "Planets Brightest." VENUS, until February 16 and after November 30. MARS, after June 27. JUPITER, until June 4, and after September 1. SATURN, from January 19 to October 21. NOTE.-Uranus is only barely visible to the naked eye when brightest and in the absence of the moon, and the outermost member of our solar system. Neptune can only be seen with the largest telescopes, and under the favorable circumstances just mentione. Hence both are omitted here. (See "Planets Brightest.") EPHEMERIS OF THE PRINCIPAL PLANETS, 1894. Sets Sets 5:33 Rises Rises Sets Sets Rises Rises Eve. Eve. Eve Mo. Mo. Mo. Eve. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. 13:05 9:19] 8:38 9:08 4:21 3:52 8:31 3:37 3:18 6:49 1:14 1:03 11 2:48 8:15 8:29 8:58 4:15 3:45 7:51 2:57 2:38 6:12 0:37 0:24 21 2:19 7:57 8:09 8:47 4:10 3:36 7:12 2:18 1:59 Eve.] Eve. 11:30 7:16 7:24 8:36 4:03 3:28 6:30 1:37 1:27 4:51 11:12 10:59 11 0:32 6:19] 6:27 8:27 3:55 3:20 5:54 1:02 0:41 4:11 10:32 10:19 21 Mo. Ris. Ris. 8:18 3:48] 3:12 5:19 0:27 0:06 3:36 9:52 9:39 1/10:45 Mo. Mo. 8:11 3:39 3:04 4:52 Eve. Eve.| 2:58| 9:18 9:05 11 10:04 4:34 4:19 8:02 3:28❘ 2:54 4:19 11:26 11:04] 2:17 8:36 8:25 21 9:38 4:10 3:57 7:53] 3:14 2:42 3:46 10:53 10:33 1:36 7:54 7:43 19:21 3:52 3:39 7:42 2:58 2:27 3:11 10:22 9:59 0:50 7:07 6:57 11 9:12 3:39 3:26 7:32 2:41 2:13 2:40 9:53 9:29 0:07 6:24 6:14 21 9:07 3:26 3:17 7:22 2:24 1:59 2:09 9:23 8:59 Eve. Sets Sets 19:05 3:14 3:08 7:10 2:04 1:43 1:39 8:55 8:30 11:39| Mo. Mo. 11 9:04 3:00 2:58 6:58 1:44 1:25 1:09 8:26 8:00 9:57 3:44 3:53 21 9:05 2:51 2:53 6:46 1:24 1:07 0:40 7:59 7:33 9:16 3:03 3:11 19:07 2:32 2:46 6:31 0:59 0:46 0:07 Ris. Ris.] 8:31 2:18 2:26 11 9:11 2:28 2:43 6:17 0:36 0:27 Mo. Mo. Mo. 7:51 1:39] 1:47 21 9:16 2:20 2:38 6:02 0:13 Eve. 11:08 3:44 4:13 7:11 0:59 1:07 1 9:23 2:14 2:37 5:44 Eve. 11:44 10:39 3:15 3:44 6:32 0:19 0:27 11 9:33 2:16 2:41 5:27 11:21 11:21|10:09 2:44 3:14 21 9:44 2:22 2:49] 5:08 10:55 10:58 9:39 2:13 2:42 19:57 2:33 3:02 4:48|10:26:10:31 9:06 1:40 2:09 11 10:09 2:49 3:15 4:23 10:00|10:06 21 10:21 3:09 3:33 4:00 9:30 9:38 110:33 3:33 3:51| 3:28 8:50 9:02 11 10:42 3:56 4:10 2:54 8:16 8:26 21 10:49 4:19 4:28 2:14 7:36 7:46 110:56 4:42 4:45 1:29 6:56 7:00 11/11:03 5:06 5:04 0:39 6:03 6:11 21 11:09 5:30] 5:20 Eve. Sets Sets 111:17 5:46 5:39 10:45 Mo. Mo. 11 11:27 6:22 6:04 9:57 4:29 4:21 21/11:38 Sets. [Sets. 9:15 3:47 3:39 111:51 Eve. Eve. 8:38 3:11] 3:03] 11 E.:05 4.37 5:12 8:05 2:46 2:46 21 0:21 4:51 5:27 7:36 2:16 2:05 5:55 Eve. Eve. 5:17 10:59 11:09 4:36:10:17 10:26 8:34] 1:08 1:37 3:59 9:39 9:49 8:03 0:37 1:06 3:231 9:021 9:12 7:27 Eve. Eve. 2:43 8:20 8:31 6:54 11:24 11:57 2:08] 7:44 7:55 6:19|10:50|11:19 1:32 7:07 7:19 5:44 10:14 10:43 0:57 6:30 6:43 5:07 9:37:10:06 0:23 5:54 6:07 4:29 8:59 9:28 Mo. Ris. Ris. 3:45 8:15 8:44 11:09 Mo. Mo. 3:04 7:34 8:03 10:35 5:08 4:54 2:29 6:51 7:20 10:00 4:35 4:20 1:35 6:08 6:37 9:251 4:01 3:45 0:54 5:23 5:52 8:49 3:26 3:10 0:08 4:38 5:07 8:13 2:52 2:35 TIMES OF UPPER MERIDIAN PASSAGE OF POLARIS, 1894. (Computed by S. Hart Wright, Ph. D., Penn Yan, N. Y.) Surveyors and civil engineers may obtain the variation of the magnetic needle for any place in the United States by directing Day. January. February. March. April. 1. Eve. Eve. 6:33:26 4:31:02 Eve. 2:40:35 2 6:29:30] 4:27.06 2:36:38 3. 6:25:33 4:23:09 2:32:42 June. 8:35:10 8:31:15 4. 2:28:45 5 2:24:48 9. 2:09:03 0:07:02 10:09:15 10:05:20) 10:01:24 August. Septemb'r October. Novemb'r December Morn. Morn, Morn. Fve. Eve. 4:40:14 2:38:46] 0:41:04 10:35:17) 8:37:08 4:36:19) 2:34:51 0:37:08 10:31:21 8:33:11 6:33:47 4:32:26 2:30:55 0:33:12 10:27:25 6:21:35 4:19:13 8:27:20 6:29:52 4:28:29 2:27:01 0:29:17 10:23:29 6:17:39] 4:15:16 8:23:25 6:25:57 4:24:34 2:23:06 0:25:21 10:19:32] 6:13:42 4:11:19 2:20:52 8:19:31 6:22:02 4:20:39 2:19:10 0:21:26 10:15:36 6:09:45 4:07:22 2:16:55 6:18:07 4:16:44 2:15:15 0:17:31 10:11:41 6:05:48] 4:03:25 2:12:58 8:11:40 6:14:12 4:12:49 2:11:20 0:13:35 10:07:44 6:01:50 3:59:28 8:07:45 6:10:17 4:08:54 2:07:24 0:09:39 10:03:48 5:57:53 3:55:31 8:03:50 6:06:23 4:04:59) 2:03:29 0:05:43 5:53:56 3:51:34 7:59:55 6:02:28 4:01:04 1:59:34 Eve. 5:50:00 3:47:37 1:57:14 11:55:16 9:57:29 7:56:00 5:58:33 3:57:09 1:55:38 11:53:55 5:46:03 3:43:41 1:53:17 11:51:20 9:53:33 7:52:05 5:54:38 3:53:15 1:51:42 11:49:59 3:39:44 1:49:21 11:47:24 9:49:38 7:48:10] 5:50:43 3:49:19 1:47:47 11:45:54 3:35:48 1:45:25 11:43:28 9:45:43 7:44:15 5:46:47 3:45:24 1:43:52 11:42:08 3:31:51 1:41:28 11:39:32 9:41:48] 7:40:20 5:42:52 3:41:29 1:89:57 11:38:13 3:27:54 1:37:32 11:35:36 9:37:53 7:36:26 5:38:57 3:37:34 1:36:01 11:34:17 5:26:19 3:23:58 1:33:36 11:31:40 9:33:56 7:32:31 5:35:02 3:33:38 1:32:06] 11:30:21 5:22:22 3:20:01 1:29:39 11:27:44 9:30:021 7:28:36 5:31:08 3:29:43 1:28:10 11:26:25 9:24:25 7:26:07 5:18:25 3:16:04 1:25:44 11:23:49 9:26:07 7:24:41 5:41:13 3:25:48 1:24:15 11:22:29 9:20:29 7:22:10 5:14:28 3:12:07 1:21:48 11:19:531 9:22:12 7:20:46 5:23:19 3:21:53 1:20:19 11:18:34 9:16:32 7:18:13 5:10:32 3:08:10 1:17:51 11:15:59 9:18:17 7:16:51 5:19:24 3:17:58 1:16:24 11:14:37 9:12:36 7:14:17 5:06:34 3:04:14 1:13:55 11:12:03 9:14:221 7:12:56 5:15:29 3:04:02 1:12:28 11:10:41 9:08:39 5:02:38 3:00:17 1:09:59 11:08:07 9:10:26 7:09:01 5:11:33 3:00:08 1:08:33 11:06:45 4:58:41 2:56:20 1:06:02 11:04:12 9:06:32 7:05:06 5:07:38 2:56:13 1:04:38 11:02:49 4:54:44 2:52:25 1:02:06 11:00:16] 9:02:37 7:01:10 5:03:44 2:52:18 1:00:42 10:58:531 8:56:50 6:58:31 4:50:47 2:48:28 0:58:10 10:56:20 8:58:41 6:57:16 4:59:49 2:48:23 0:56:47 10:54:58) 8:52:53 6:54:34 4:46:50 2:44:32 0:54:14 10:52:25 8:54:46 6:53:21 4:55:54 2:44:27 0:52:51 10:51:02 8:48:57 6:50:37 4:42:53 0:50:18 10:48:29 8:50:51 6:49:27 4:51:59] 2:40:32 0:48:55) 10:47:06 8:45:00 6:46:40 0:46:23 10:44:33 8:46:55 6:45:32 4:48:04 2:36:37 0:44:59 10:43:10 8:41:05 6:42:43 0:42:27 8:43:00 4:44:09 2:32:41 10:39:14 6:38:46 |