Farmer's almanac for 1855

              FARMER'S ALMANAC
FOR
ASTRONOMICAL   C ALCUL AT I 0 X S   FOR   1855.
ECLIPSES.
There Trill bo four eclipses this year, tvro of tlio Sun and two of the Moon, in tho following Older:
1st. The first wiU be of t&>Moon, T-i-i bio ncl total on the evening ..f ;Uo 1st of Mav. Reining of the
eclipse, 8h. 27min. Moon totally eclipsed, 'Jh. 20min. Middle of il:» ei'li;"o, lOh. l^min." End of the
total eclipse, llh. 6min. End of tho eclipse, L2h. 9min, mean time P.M., at Cincinnati. Duration,
8h. 42min.   Moon in tho Earth's shadow, lh. 86min.
2d. The second wjll be of the Sun, May 10th, at sh. "Cniin. In the ironing; ■~\] iUo to us. Visible
about the regions of tho North Pole.
3d. The third will bo a tolr.l eclipse <>f the MdKn, on '.he 25th of October; >Wb!c as follows: Beginning of the eclipse, llh. SGmin. Moon totally eclipsed, 12h. S8min. Middle of the eclipse, lh. 42niin.
End of total darkness, 2h. 23miti. End of ivlip*e, 3h. 27min., mean time A. 31.. at Cincinnati. Duration,
3h. Slmln.   Duration of total darkness, lh. 24 min.
4th. The fotirth and last, will bo of the Sun, on the 9th of November, st '- o'clock in the evening,
Cincinnati time   Invisible; visible about the regi >:m ot" the South 1'ule.
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LEO,        ^jf.
The Heart.   I^i
LIBRA,     ^a^-
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The Thighs.   Slv
AQUARIUS, #5>
The Legs.    07%
^    TAURUS.
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lh« Neck.
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1 ■"--     The lirea-.t.
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VIRGO.
The Bowels,
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2      SCORPIO,
The -
• ?*\    'i he Knees.
PISCES,
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NAMES AND ( IIAItAITKRR OK THK PLANETS, Ace.
0 The Sun,
tg Tho Earth,
i} Mercury.
2 Venus.
% Jupiter.
Tj Saturn. ',
];I Hi r   hoi.
/ Mars.
(I  li. m., Day, h     '. a inute.
4   ' ■
:£ Tolerable ;,\od Wording.
Bun crosses tho equator.
r\ Conjunction. j C. Kir*'. Quarter.
$ OpposRi ii. I © l*i. 11 Mi i n.
B\   . :i ling N< le.   ; .) i.-i t Quarter.
De ■■ d ling Ni le. i © Ne»i At • a.
THE FOLK SBASON8.
Sprin; a mmences March 20th. lOh. SUhln. overling.
Sun's greatest dcelinati in Ni.rth.   Summer commences .1 ^ ■■■.'-.. Th. I2mln. evening.
Bun Tecrceses epjuator.   Autumn commences September 2  I min. morning.
Son's greatest declination South.   Winter ci mmem as December 23d, 3b. Umin.        i.
BMBBB DA VS.
1st Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the 1st Survlnv >.-i I-i'.   r, •-,-•        Jtb, MarCl 3d and 3d.
M. Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after Pcntoc-ost.   May 30th, June   stai
8d. Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after tho l"tli oi Septeml   tl      .   1st, and     '.
4th and last.   Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the 13th of December.   Deceiabes MMhj 21ft,
and22d
Epiphany' ~
Septuageslma •—
Ehrove Sunday •-
Ash Wednesday •
Golden Number-— ♦—•
Epact ( B 's ago Jan. 1) •
MOVABLE  FESTIVALS.
.•Jan.  6 I First Sunday in Lent Feb, 25
■ -Feb.  4 I Palm Sunday April 1
-• "   18 I Good Friday     "     0
.. "   211 Easter Sunday    "    8
CHRONOLOGICAL
13 1 SclarCyclo
Ascension Par -- -May 17
Pentecost—Whit Sunday- June 3
Corpus Christ!    "   7
First Sunday in Advent- .Doc. 2
CYCLES.
• • 16 | Roman Indiv-tion IS
.-• 12   Dominical Letter O   Julian Period .- C508
Tho year 5610 of the Jewish Era commences September 13, lR5.r>.
The year 1272 ofthe Mohammedan Era commences September 13,1866.