THE

AMERICAN ALMANAC

FOR THB YEAR

1834,

Being the latter part of the 58th, and the beginning of the 59th, year of the Independence of the United States of Amer

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ica;

the 6547th year of the Julian Period;

the latter part of the 5594th, and the beginning of the 5595th, year since the creation of the world, according to the Jews;

the 2587th year since the foundation of Rome, according
to Varro ;

the 2580th year since the era of Nabonassar, which has
been assigned to Wednesday, February 26, 3967 of the
Julian Period, (747 years before Christ according to the
chronologists, and 746 according to the astronomers ;)
the 2610th year of the Olympiads, or the second year of the
653d Olympiad will begin in July, 1834, by fixing the era
of the first Olympiad 775 years before Christ, or at about
the first of July, 3938 of the Julian Period.

the latter part of the 1249th, and the beginning of the
1250th year since the Hegira, or flight of Mahomet.

I. THE CALENDAR

AND CELESTIAL PHENOMENA FOR THE YEAR.

SIGNS OF THE PLANETS, &c.

d Conjunction, or having the same Longitude or Right Ascension. Quadrature, or differing 90° in

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An asterisk (*) prefixed to the conjunction of the Moon with a star or planet, indicates that the star or planet may be eclipsed in some part of the inhabited portion of the United States.

The sign is prefixed to the latitude, or declination of the Sun or other heavenly body, when north, and the sign when south; but the former prefixed to the hourly motion of the Moon in Latitude, indicates that she is approaching, and the latter that she is receding from, the north pole of the ecliptic.

The letters M. A., m. a., denote Morning and Afternoon.

Sun enters (Winter begins) 1833, Dec. 21st, 7 25 46 M. T. Wash.

"north of Equator (Spring and Summer) 186 11 1 53

"south

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Length of the tropical year, beginning at the winter solstice 1833, and ending at the winter solstice 1834,

365 5 56 11

Mean or average length of the tropical year 365 5 48 48

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Five eclipses will happen in the course of the present year, of three will be of the Sun and two of the Moon. One of the form both of the latter will be visible throughout the United States.

I. Thursday, January 9th, a partial eclipse of the Sun, in throughout the United States.

Beginning of the General Eclipse on the Earth, at 4h. 9m. A. at Washington,) in Long. 100° 40' East from Greenwich, and i 52° 43' South.

Greatest obscuration on the Earth (6° 18') at 5h. 48m. A., in Lon 15' East, Lat. 67° 47' South.

But little more than half the Sun will be obscured where the Eclipse is greatest, and the only land to which it will be visible is the southern extremity of South America.

II. Saturday, June 7th, the Sun partially eclipsed, invisible throughout the United States.

Beginning of the General Eclipse on the Earth, at 2h. 49m. M., Mean Time at Washington, in Long. 2° 15' West, Lat. 47° 30′ South. Greatest obscuration on the Earth (11° 12′) at 5h. 1m. M., in Long. 55° 22 East, Lat. 64° 39' South.

End of the General Eclipse on the Earth, at 7h. 12m. M., in Long. 71° 34′ East, Lat. 27° 27′ South. Although this Eclipse will not be central in any place, it will be, where greatest, nearly annular. It will be visible to the southern extremity of Africa and the adjacent oceans. At the Cape of Good Hope, in Lat. 34° 24′ South, Long. 18° 28′ East. The Eclipse will begin at 9h. 224 m. M., and will end at 0 31⁄2 m. A. Mean time of the Cape. Digits eclipsed 5° 35' on Sun's South limb. III. Saturday, June 21st, the Moon totally eclipsed, visible throughout the United States.