RISING, SETTING AND MERIDIAN PASSAGE OF PLANETS, 1898. PLANETS BRIGHTEST OR BEST SEEN. Mercury, February 4 and September 24. rising shortly before the Sun; also April 7 and December 1, setting soon after the Sun. Mars, not this year. Jupiter, March 25. Neptune, December 15. EVENING STARS. Rising Before Midnight. Mercury, until January 6 and from March 16 to May 1: June 30 to September 5, and October 19 to December 21. Venus, from February 15 to December 1. EMBER DAYS. 1st Sunday in Lent.. September 14..... March 2, 4 and 5 June 1, 3 and 4 September 21, 23 and 24 .December 14, 16 and 17 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 its 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 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 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 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 westjern 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. Polar Azimuth of Polaris at its Greatest Elongation East or West. For Latitudes and Dates given below. tance of 29° 31° | 33° | 35° 37° | 39° | 41° | 43° | 45° Polaris. North. North. | North. | North. North. | North. | North.North. | North. January.. | 111 13 43 1 24 17 1 26 11 27 54 1 29 591 32 19 1 34 51 1 37 40 1 40 49 1 44 16 January. 11 421 16 1 25 59 53 57 17 501 February. 11 February. 11 February. 21 March... 1 March.. 11 28/1 35 0 44 THE SEASONS, 1898, (Eastern Standard Time.) Winter begins. Autumn eclipsed tationary. ecl psed 10 eve. 38 9 mo.85 36 N. 58 62 eve. 10 1 3 mo. 24 6 15 Ν. 12 See Eclip. 15 2 mo. 27 Sec Eclip. 30 9 40 mo. 6 38 N. in perihelon 31 8 eve. SIGNS OF PLANETS, ETC. Sun. Earth. < Moon. Mercury. Saturn. Uranus. Neptune. Dominical Letter. Epact 90° apart. 8 180° apart CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES. Lunar Cycle (Golden Number). Conjunction. 11 6611 227 15 Dec. Inf. in " 4 H. M. S. H.м. н.м. н. м. н.м. н.м. II Sa 12 4 17 37 4 31 157 7 304 38 223 12 4 29 7 37 4 32 3 27 30 4 39 33 M 12 4 57 7 37 4 33 4 5 7 304 40 44 Tu 12 5 24 7 37 4 34 5 6 7 30 4 41 55W 12 5517 37 4 35 6 2 7 30 4 42 88 Th12 8 17 7 37 4 36 6 52 7 29 4 43 sets. Boston rises. sets. sets. N. Y. rises. sets. sets. н.м. н.м. н.м. н.м. н.м. н.м. н.м. н.м. н.м. н. м. 1 44 7 35 5 1 33 2 18 150 2 53 3 54 453 5 48 6 38 5 45 7 25 4 43 6 397 25 4 44 7 33 7 25 4 45 8 28 7 25 4 46 9 20 7 25 4 47 10 97 25 4 48 rises 10 567 25 4 49 77 Fr 12 6 43 7 37 4 37 rises 7 29 4 44 88 Sa 12 7 8 7 36 4 38 5 23 7 29 4 45 5 32 11 37 7 24 4 50 99S 12 7 33 7 364 39 6 30 7 29 4 46 6 37 ev 17 7 24 4 51 1010 Μ 12 7 57 7 36 4 40 7 37 7 29 4 47 7 41 1111 Tu 12 12 12 W 12 8 20 7 36 4 41 8 44 7 29 448 8 46 8 43 7 35 4 42 9 53 7 23 450 9 53 13 13 Th12 96735 444 11 27 28 4 51 11 0 57 7 24 4 52 1 35 7 24 4 53 1 47 249 3 49 4 47 5 42 6 32 rises 5 2407 194 49 3 36 7 19 4 50 4 22 7 19 4 51 5 18 7 19 4 52 6 15 7 19 4 52 7 8 7 19 4 53 758 7 19 4 54 36 8 38 7 194 55 6 40 9 20 7 19 4 56 7 44 10 17 19 4 57 н.м. н.м. н.м. 2447 343 7 4 417 4 357 6257 rises 7 5417 6 44 7 746 7 8 47 10 39 7 19 4 58 8 48 7 2 14 7 234 54 9 53 11 15 7 18 4 59 9 53 7 254 7 234 55 10 58 11 53 7 185 0 10 577 3 387 234 56 mo. ev 36 7 185 1 mo. 356 231 3 15 35 7 3 27 4 Ιο 35 7 4 22 5 5 358 5 16 5 57 45 986844 rises 7 29 5 55 8 13 6 55 8 52 7 53 9 30 8 52 10 7 35 15 10 53 11 25 7 35 16 11 56 ev II 4 297 22 4 57 8 1 24 7 185 2 57 35 17 mo. 13 1 20 2 20 7 17 5 3 1 16 7 3 5 18 1 4 27 235 3 26 7 17 5 5 2 30 7 25 19 2 14 3 17 1 4 39 7 16 5 6 3447 25 20 3 25 4 31 5 53 7 16 5 7 453 7 25 21 4 33 5 40 3 6 1 7 5 7 15 5 8 555 7 2 5 21 5 36 6 42 8 7 7 155 9 6 45 7 15 22 6 29 7 38 8 56 7 14 5 10 sets 7 15 23 sets 8 28 738 5 31 7 22 4 59 6 41 7 215 0 7 50 7 21 5 12 11 67 31 451 5 20 7 25 4 58 5 69 2 7 21 5 20 20 Th12 11 24 7 304 53 6 20 7 24 4 59 6 7 10 7 7 20 5 22 22 Sa 23 23 S 24 24 M 350 2 4 59 4 6 51 5 sets 12 11 57 7 294 55 sets 7 235 I sets 11 51 7 18 5 12 12 7 28 57 6 59 7 225 3 7 3 mo. 7 175 775 9327 145 12 12 26 7 27 4 58 8 14 7 225 48 16 2525 Tu 12 12 40 7 26 4 59 9 25 7 21 5 5 9 24 11 87 24 14 36 7 17 5 8 8 17 10 23 7 13 5 12 8 187 05 25 8 20 951 1 19 7 16 5 9 9 24 11 2 7 12 5 13 9 237 05 26 9 22 10 31 197 105 17 mo. 6 585 29 mo. mo. 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