Feb. TABLE I. FOR 1898. (For other places, add 9.83 seconds for each hour of longitude east of Washington, and subtract the same for each hour west of Washington.) May. Sept. 1 Oct. Nov. Dec. Eve. Eve. 5:01:52 2:59:59 1:09:53 11:08:00 9:09:03 7:08:10 5:10:12 3:08:19 1:06:26 11:04:33 9:02:40 7:04:42 4:57:56 2:56:03 1:05:58 11:04:05 9:06:07 7:04:14 5:06:17 3:04:23 1:02:30 11:00:37 8:58:44 7:00:47 6. 4:54:00 2:52:07 1:02:02 11:00:09 9:02:11 7:00:18 5:02:21 3:00:27 0:58:34 10:56:41 8:54:48 6:56:51 7 4:50:04 2:48:11 0:58:06 10:56:13 8:58:15 6:56:22 4:58:23 2:56:31 0:54:38 10:52:45 8:50:52 6:52:55 8 4:46:08 2:44:15 0:54:10 10:52:17 8:54:19 6:52:26 4:54:29 2:52:35 0:50:42 10:48:49 8:46:56 6:48:59 9 4:42:12 2:40:19 0:50:14 10:48:21 8:50:23 6:48:30 4:50:33 2:48:40 0:46:46 10:44:53 8:42:00 6:45:03 10. 4:38:16 2:36:24 0:46:18 10:44:25 8:46:28 6:44:35 4:46:37 2:44:44 0:42:51 10:40:58 8:39:04 6:41:07 11 4:34:20 2:32:28 0:42:22 10:40:29 8:42:32 6:40:39 4:42:41 2:41:48 0:39:55 10:37:02 8:35:08 6:37:11 12 4:30:24 2:28:32 0:38:26 10:36:33 8:38:36 6:36:43 4:38:45 2:37:52 0:35:59 10:33:06 8:31:12 6:33:15 13. 4:26:28 2:24:36 0:34:30 10:32:37 8:34:40 6:32:47 4:34:49 2:33:56 0:31:03 10:29:10 8:27:16 6:29:19 14. 4:22:32 2:20:40 0:30:34 10:28:42 8:30:44 6:28:51 4:30:53 | 2:29:00 0:27:07 10:25:14 8:23:20 6:25:23 15. 4:18:36 2:16:44 0:26:39 10:24:46 8:26:48 6:24:55 4:26:58 2:25:04 0:23:11 10:21:18 8:19:25 6:21:28 16. 4:14:40 2:13:48 0:22:43 10:21:50 8:22:52 6:20:59 4:23:02 2:21:08 0:19:15 10:17:22 8:15:29 6:17:32 17 4:10:44 2:09:52 0:18:46 10:17:54 8:18:56 6:17:03 4:19:06 2:17:12 0:15:18 10:13:26 8:11:33 6:13:36 18. 4:06:48 2:05:56 0:14:50 10:13:58 8:15:01 6:13:07 4:15:10 2:13:16 0:11:23 10:09:30 8:07:37 6:09:40 19. 4:02:52 2:01:00 0:10:54 10:09:02 8:11:05 6:09:11 4:11:14 2:09:20 0:07:27 10:05:34 8:03:41 6:05:44 20. 3:58:58 1:57:04 0:06:59 10:05:06 8:07:09 6:05:15 4:07:18 2:05:25 0:03:32 10:01:39 7:59:45 6:01:48 21 3:55:01 1:53:08 0:03:03 10:01:10 8:03:13 6:01:19 4:03:22 2:01:29 Eve. 9:57:43 7:55:49 5:57:52 22 3:51:06 1:49:12 11:59:07 9:57:14 7:59:17 5:57:23 3:59:26 1:57:33 11:51:39 9:53:47 7:51:53 5:53:56 23 3:47:10 1:15:16 11:55:11 9:53:18 7:55:21 5:53:27 3:55:30 1:53:37 11:47:43 9:49:51 7:47:57 5:50:00 24. 3:43:14 1:41:20 11:51:15 9:49:22 7:51:25 5:49:31 3:51:34 1:49:41 11:43:47 9:45:55 7:44:01 5:46:04 25 3:39:18 1:37:25 11:47:20 9:15:26 7:47:29 5:45:36 3:47:38 1:45:45 11:39:56 9:41:59 7:40:06 5:42:08 26. 3:35:22 1:33:29 11:43:24 9:41:30 7:43:33 5:41:40 3:43:42 1:42:49 11:36:00 9:38:03 7:36:10 5:38:12 27 3:31:26 1:29:33 11:39:28 9:37:34 7:39:37 5:37:44 3:39:46 1:38:53 11:32:04 9:34:07 7:32:14 5:34:16 28. 3:27:30 1:23:37 11:35:32 9:33:38 7:35:41 5:33:48 3:35:50 1:34:57 11:28:08 9:30:11 7:28:18 5:30:20 29. 3:23:35 11:31:36 9:29:42 7:31:45 5:29:52 3:31:54 1:30:02 11:24:12 9:26:15 7:24:22 5:26:24 30. 3:19:39 11:27:40 9:25:47 7:27:50 5:25:56 3:27:59 1:26:06 11:20:17 9:22:19 7:20:26 5:22:29 31 3:15:43 11:23:44 7:23:54 3:24:03 1:22:10 9:18:23 5:18:33 . . . . . . . TABLE II. TIMES OF UPPER MERIDIAN PASSAGE OF POLARIS, OR NORTH STAR, 1898. Surveyors and civil engineers may obtain the variation of the magnetic needle for any place in the United States by directing their compase to the North Star (Polaris) when it is upon the meridian, ag given in the table below, for the upper culmination; or 11 hours 58 minutes 2 seconds, before or after, when the star is on the lower meridian. Exact local time is used in the table, and the timepiece used must be correct, and the bearing of the star taken promptly on time, and that bearing will be the true variation of the needle. An error ofy a few seconds in the timepiece will vitiate the bearing found; therefore, it will be much better to take the bearing when titar is furthest east or west, at its greatest elon gation, as observations made upon it then are not affected materially by small errors of timepieces, To use this table for other places than Washington, D. C., add 9.83 seconds for each hour of longitude east of Washington, and subtract 9.83 seconds for each hour west of it. From February 1 to August 1, use the lower culmination. (For table to find the time of greatest elongation of Polaris, see Page 1, Table I. Almanac of 1897.) 1 Jan. ! Feb. March. I April May. Nov. Dec. Eve. Eve. Eve. 6:33:18 1 4:32:55 2:12:26 1 0:40:22 10:12:31 8:40:59 6:13:31 4:42:10 2:40:44 1 0:43:02 10:37:17 8:39:07 4:34:20 2:32:54 1 0:35:12 | 10:29:25 8:31:13 6:03:43 4:01:20 2:10:54 0:08:55 10:11:07 8:09:39 6:12:12 4:10:51 2:09:22 0:11:38 10:05:47 8:07:35 5:59:46 3:37:23 2:06:37 10:04:39 | 10:07:14 8:05:45 6:08:17 4:06:56 2:05:27 1 0:07:42 10:01:51 8:03:38 1:51:13 | 11:49:17 | 9:51:30 1 7:50:05 5:52:38 3:51:16 1:49:44 11:48:02 1 9:46:07 7:47:51 3:47:21 1:15:52 11:44:07 9:42:11 7:43:55 5:36:04 3:33:42 1:43:21 | 11:41:25 9:43:40 7:12:15 5:44:19 ! 3:43:52 1:41:56 | 11:40:11 9:38:14! 7:40:58 5:32:07 3:29:45 1:39:24 | 11:37:29 9:39:15 | 7:38:20 5:40:54 3:39:31 1 1:37:00 11:36:15 9:34:18 7:36:02 5:28:11 1 3:25:18 1:35:28 | 11:33:33 9:35:50 1 7:34:25 5:36:59 3:35:36 1:34:04 | 11:32:20 9:30:21 7:32:00 5:24:111 3:21:52 | 1:31:32 | 11:29:37 9:31:55 7:30:30 5:33:04 3:31:41 1:30:09 | 11:28:24 9:26:25 7:28:08 0:52:10 1 10:30:22 8:52:14 6:51:21 4:53:55 2:52:29 0:50:53 10:49:04 8:47:01 6:48:40 0:48:14 | 10:46:26 8:48:19 6:47:26 4:50:00 2:48:34 0:46:58 10:45:09 8:43:04 6:44:43 31 4:36:52 0:14:17 1 8:44:54 1 4:46:05 2:44:39 10:41:13 6:40:46 Dura- Jewish month. Greg'an tion in date. 1 days. Year No.1 Name. date. days, 5) Shebat Jan. 4 30 5657 | 10 | Sivan .... Jne. 1 30 5608 2 | Hesvan Oct. 26 29 Feb. 3 29 5658 3 Kislev Nov. 24 30 7 | Veadar Mar. 5 30 5657 12 | Ab July 30 30 5658 4 Tebeth Dec. 24 29 6657 8 Nisan Apr. 3 30 3657 13 | Eiul Aug. 29 29 5638 5 | Shebat J'n 22'98 30 9 1 Iyar May 3 29 5658 ! 1 Tishri Sep. 26 30 The year 5657 is an Emoliemic year. containing 13 months: Veadar. the seventh, of 30 days being added. The year contains 05 Sabbathis, and is the lith year of the 298th cycle of 19 years. A TABLE OF ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN BRIGHT STARS. To ascertain when any Star or Constellation found in the following Table will be on the upper meridian, add the numbers opposite in the left-hand column of figures to the time of “Sidereal Noon" found in these pages. For the rising of a Star, subtract the number opposite in the right-hand column of figures from its miridian passage. For the setting of a Star, add the same number to its meridian passage. Those marked (....) revolve in a circle of perpetual apparition, and do not rise or set north of the latitude of New York (10° 42'40")for which latitude the semidiurnal arcs are calculate d. The civil day begins at midnight, and consequently 24 hours after midnight, or 12 hours from noon. is morning of the succeeding day; and more than 24 hours from noon, is evening of the next day. This table is arranged in the order of culmination. Stars having an asterisk (*) in the last column are seen only in Florida and Texas, when passing the meridian. NAME OP Star. For NAME OF STAR. For y Ceti o Ceti (Mira) Canis Majoris (Adhara). Argus H. M.H. M. 4 a Ursæ Majoris (Dubke).. y Crucis... 8 Virginis B Libræ... 810 14 6 Scorpii. 9 5 31 B1 Scorpii.. e Sagittarii alla Aquilae (Altair).. 33 6 19 a Cephei (Alderamin). a Gruis 45 742 B Pegasi (Scheat).. H. M.H. M. 9 7 12 14 30 4 14 69 15 9 5 29 15 297 41 15 37 6 33 15 52 4 37 15 571 4 49 16 20 4 20 16 23 7 20 17 7 6 51 17 23 3 18 17 14 17 21 17 25 17 27 2 27 17 27 6 45 17 51 18 5 4 43 18 11 3 35 18 30 8 54 18 43 8 17 18 46 4 13 19 43 6 30 20 915 15 30 11 20 35 9 56 21 13 21 23 5 39 121 24 21 301 6 33 21 57 5 57 58 1 21 2233 6 36 2 481 4 0 255/ 7 44 22 56 6 59 »3 31 9 * RISING, SETTING AND MERIDIAN PASSAGE OF PLANETS, 1898. Mo. January Rises Rises Rises Rises Mo Mo Mo. Mo. | H.M.H.M. H.M.H.M.H.M. H.M.H.M.H.M.H.M.H.M.H.M.H.M. 1|11:171 6:15 6:15 11:131 6:13 6:11 5:5212:00 0:03 4:27 4:52 11 11:32 6:29 6:58 11:06 6:00 6:37 5:1511:23 Eve. 9:05 3:53 4:18 21 11:47 6:39 7:06 | 10:59 5:57 6:27 4:37 10:17 10:50 8:30 3:19 3:44 1 Eve, Sets. Sets. 10:52 3:18 6:16 3:53 10:03 10:06 7:50 2:39 3:04 11 0:12 Eve. Eve. 110:45 5:36 6:02 3:13 9:23 9:20 7:11 2:03 2:28 211 0:21 5:35 5:42 10:38 5:25 5:49 2:31 8:40 S: 13 6:36 1:26 1:51 11 0:27 6:10 6:01 | 10:32 5:15| 5:36 1:57 8:03 8:05 6:00 0:56 1:21 11 0:34 6:29 6:20 10:23 4:39 5:17] 1:13 7:20 7:22 5:27 0:17 0:42 21 0:10 6:46 6:4010:14 4:39 0:30 6:361 0:37 1:48 Eve. Eve. 11 0:461 7:05 7:14 10:03 4:26 4:37 Eve. Sets, Sets. 4:01 10:39 11:24 111 0:341 7:21 7:39 9:53 4:09 4:17 10:57 Mor. Mor. 3:28 10:21 10:10 21 1:02 7:43 8:03 9:42 3:51 3:35 10:10 4:16 1:17 2:43 9:36 9:51 1 1:13 8:03 8:291 9:30 3:31 3:31 5:27 3:33 3:34 2:02 8:35 9:20 11 1:25 8:22 8:31| 9:20 3:111 3:11 8:10 12:32 2:53 1:20 8:12 8:37 21 1:38 8:38 9:101 9:081 2:351 2:19 8:03 2:12 2:14 0:381 7:30 7:53 1 1:54 8:56 9:28 S:561 2:261 2:26 7:22 1:29: 1:30 Eve. Sets. Sets. 11 2:07 9:05 9:35 8:33: 2:27 2:14 6:13 0:19 0:30 11:04 Mor. Mor. 21 2:18 9:11 9:381 8:33! 2:01 1:+31 6:06 0:12 0:13 10.22 3:38 3:14 1 2:28 9:12 8:22 1:11 1:25 5:31 Eye. Eve.! 9:10 3:01 2:37 11 2:35 9:09 9:261 8:12! 1:29 1:071 4:05 10:35 10:33 8:39 2:16 1:32 21 2:10! 9:03 9:15! S:01 1:131 0:19! 4:21 10:19 10:18 8:18 1:35 1:11 1 2:13 8:51 8:39 7:+91 0:57| 0:31 3:43 9:40 7:31 0:51 0:27 11 2:45 8:44 8:13 7:39 0:13 0:111 3:00) 9:03 6:54 0:11 | Eve. 21 2:13 8:32 8:261 7:21 0:23 Eve. I 2:37 8:31 8:28 6:15 Eve. 111:04 1 2:15 8:19 8:06 | 7:13! 0:15 11:45! 2:02 7:30 5:33 10:46 10:22 11 2:45 8:08 7:501 7:0) 0:02 11:32 1:30 7:21 7:16 4:56 10:0S 21 2:13 7:58 7:341 6:15 Eve. 11:17 0:38 6:161 6:10 4:10 9:31 9:00 1 2:43 7:47 7:18 6:31 11:36|11:07 0:27 Ris's | Ris's! 3:13 8:52) 8:30 11 2:39 7:35 7:02 6:13 11:20 10:52 Mor. Mor. Mor. 3:07 8:18 7:53 21 2:30 7:22 6:461 5:54111:02 10:34 11:24 1:41 5:501 2:31 7:12 7:17 2:11 7:00) 6:22! 5:30110:1010:13110:30! 5:10 5:20 1:33 7:04 6:39 111 1:391 6:20 5:52 5:05 10:161 9:30 10:19 4:10 1:51 1:1S! 6:28 6:02 21 0:50 5:45 5:11 9:30 9:24 9:271 4:10 4:22 0:44 Ris's Ris's 1 Mor.Ikis's! Ris's 4:04 9:17! 8:511 9:13 3:39 3:31 0:00 Mor. I Mor. 11/ 10:48 | Mor | Mor. 1 3:27 8:101 8:111 8:131 3:03 3:12 Mor.) 6:27 6:53 21 10:01| 4:42 4:21 2:131 7:6 7:291 8:10 2:39! 2:52 11:01 5:36 6:22 |31| 9:30| 4:09 3:49 1:321 7:01 6:34] 7:34 2:03 2:18! 10:26 5:19 5:46 4:37 PLANETS BRIGHTEST OR BEST SEEN, Mercury, February 4 and September 24. Mars, not this year. rising shortly before the Sun; also April JupiterMarch 23. 7 and December 1, setting soon after Saturn, May 30. the Sun. Uranus, May 22. Venus, October 27. Neptune, December 15. AZIMUTH TABLE OF POLARIS, OR NORTH STAR, 1898. The azimuths in the annexed table, applied properly to the magnetic bearing of Polaris at the time of ite greatest elongation east or west, will give the true variation of the magnetic needle from a true north direction, and will be of great use to all isurveyors 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 southPasterly from near Toledo, Ohio, to a point on the Atlantic coast about fifty miles southwest of Cape Fear, N. ( 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 IR«gion" the bearing of Polaris at its western elongation, if eastward, added to the lazimuth, 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 Polarie at its eastern elongation, if west'ward, 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 westjern elongation will be wogt ward, 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 t'nited 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. 53 17 57 57 17 191 35 57 14 Polar Azimuth of Polaris at ite Greatest Elongation East or West. DisMonth. For Latitudes and Dates given below. tance of 29° 31° 33° 135° 37° 139°41° 1 43° 1 45° Polaris. ¡North. I North. I North. I North. I North. I North. I North. I North. North, ". "1" ' "1" January. 1 1 13 431 24 17/1 26 111 27 5411 29 591 1 32 19 1 34 511 37 40|1 40 491 44 16 January. 11 42 16 1 25 591 53 57 17 50 39 47 15 January. 211 421 16 59 50 39 47 15 February 1 42 16 59 53 50 39 15 February 111 17 1 26 1 59 19 31 40 49 16 February 21 3 561 30 1 21 54 43 51 19 March.... 1 471 21 3 22 March. 11 501 251 9 1 28 2 7 28 1 33 0 49 58 26 March... 21 531 28 12 31 4 5311 41 2 30 April. 1 8 5 34 April. 111 591 31 18 14 19 39 1211 38 1 10 38 April. 211 14 2 37 20 16 23 43 42 May. 1 26 19 9 18 48 May. 11 28 49 22 12 22 50 Мау. 21 30 51 2+1 15 24 53 June. 12 53 28 18 26 56 June. 11 36 69 June. 21 35 30 69 July 1 30 59 July 11 30 59 July. 21 55 29 57 August 1 101 32 52 26 15 26 August 11 8 49 23 12 22 50 August.. 21 61 401 24 19 26 46 19 9 18 46 September 1 2 37 20 16 23 43 16 5 14 42 September |11|1 13 59 34 18 14 1 10 38 September 21 561 301 14 9 14 33 32 October... 1 261 10 8 1 501 40 59 27 October... 1111 +81 7 25 1 34 57 46 55 October...21 181 2/1 27 55 0 20 53 42 50 November 11 401 121 25 56 4911 29 54 14 46 35 43 10 November. 111 361 81 521 9 5 November 21 33 481 41 45 1 December 11 30 1 33 21 301 43 37 December. 1111 27|1 23 39 42 34 391 1 31 59 30 19 27 54 December. 21 | 25 03 391 31 351 27 15 23 December. 1311 13 241 38 301 341 541 13 22 45 521 22 April MOVABLE FEASTS. Septuagesima Sunday.. February 6 Palm Sunday. Sexagesima Sunday. 13 Good Friday. Quirquagesima Sunday 20 Easter Sunday. Shiove Tuesday. Rogation Sunday. Ash Wednesday.. 23 Ascension Thursday. Quadragesina Sunday 27 Whit-Sunday (Pentecost) Mid-lent Sunday.. March Trinity Sunday. Passion Sunday.. 27 Corpus Christi.. November 27 May 3 8 10 15 19 29 5 |
