THE BALTIMORE SUN ALMANAC. ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS FOR THE YEAR, 1899. Comprising the latter part of the 123rd and the beginning of the 124th year of the Independence of the United States of America. The Astronomical Calculations in this Almanac are made for Baltimore, Md., Lat. 39° 17′ N., Long. 5 h. 6 m. 26 s. west of Greenwich, and are expressed in Eastern Standard time. To express them in Baltimore Mean time, subtract 6 m. 26 sec. The year 1899 corresponds to The year 7407-7408 of the Byzantine Era. The year 5659-5660 of the Jewish Era: the year 5660 beginning at sunset on September 4th. The year 2652 since the foundation of Rome, according to Varro. The year 1316-1317 of the Mohammedan Era, or the Era of the Hegira; the year 1317 beginning on May 12th, 1899. The year 2559 of the Japanese Era, and to the 32nd year of the Meiji. CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES. In the year 1899 there will be five Eclipses, three of the Sun and two of the Moon, as follows: 1. A partial eclipse of the Sun January 11th, visible only in Alaska, on the North Pacific Ocean and in the north-eastern part of Asia. 2. A partial eclipse of the Sun, June 8th, not visible in the United States, visible in Europe, in the northern part of Asia and in Alaska. 3. A total eclipse of the Moon, June 22d, not visible in the United States; visible on the Pacific Ocean, in Asia and in the eastern part of Africa. 4. An annular eclipse, December 2d, visible only on the South Pacific Ocean. 5. A partial eclipse of the Moon, December 16th, visible throughout the United States, in Europe, Asia and Africa. Moon enters shadow December 16th, 6h. 45m. P. M 1). The asteroids, or planetoids, are a nu- diameter of the largest is not supposed to merous group of bodies revolving around exceed 450 miles, while most of the others the sun between the orbits of Mars and are very much smaller. They number Jupiter, remarkable for the eccentricity over 270, and new members of the group are of their orbits and the large size of their being constantly discovered. Ceres, the angle of inclination to the eliptic. The first of them, was discovered Jan. 1, 1801. 12 52 3 40 4 52 3 50 4 31 6 15 5 31 6 6 CALENDAR FOR THE HEBREW YEAR 5659–5660. The year 5659 is an ordinary year of 353 days; 5660 is a leap year of 384 days. Jan. 13 Shebat.. 1 New Moon. 11 Sab. Parsh. Zachar. 15 Shushan Purim. ... May 17 Sivan.. June 10 Tamuz.. 1 New Moon. June 28 Tamuz.. 17 Fast of Tamuz. Days marked with * are observed by the orthodox Hebrew congregation CHESAPEAKE TIDES. The times of high water at the follow- high water at Baltimore the h ing places may be found for each day by minutes opposite the name of adding to or subtracting from the time of for which time of high water is wa To find the time of high water at Thomas' tract 2h. 49m., as found in above table, Point, Md., on January 12, 1899, find the and we have 3h. 46m. A. M. as the time time of high water at Baltimore on Janu- of high water at Thomas' Point on that ary 12, which is 6h. 35m.; from this sub- day. 3 Turkey Point Light, MORNING AND EVENING STARS. VENUS will be morning star from January 1st to July 19th, and evening star from November 26th to end of year. MARS will be evening star from February 1st to October 15th. JUPITER will be morning star from January 1st to April 1st, also from November 26th to end of year; it will be evening star from May 15th to October 10th. Planets Brightest in 1899. MERCURY-February 25, June 15, and MARS January 20. October 3. VENUS-September 15. JUPITER-April 25. DIVISIONS OF TIME. There are two kinds of time-clock or the first to the twelfth hour. A Nautical mean time and apparent or sun time. day is counted as a Civil day, but comClock time is always right, while sun time mences, like an Astronomical day, at varies every day; the sun very seldom noon. being on the meridian at twelve o'clock, A Calendar month varies from 28 to solar day differing in length, owing to the 31 days. A mean Lunar month is 29 ellipticity of the earth's orbit, etc.; but days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, 2 seconds and a mean solar day, as recorded by clock a small fraction. A Solar year, or the time, is twenty-four hours long. transition from one vernal equinox to another, consists of 365.24244 solar days, or 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 49.536 seconds. A Julian year is 365 days; a Gregorian year is 385.2425 days. Every fourth year, or leap year, has 366 days. An Astronomical day begins at noon, twelve hours after the beginning of the civil day, and is counted from the first to the twenty-fourth hour. A civil day commences at midnight, and is counted from WEATHER FLAG No. 1, white flag, indicates clear or fair weather. SIGNALS. sudden and decided fall in temperature. This signal is usually ordered at least twenty-four hours in advance of the cold wave. It is not No. 2, blue flag, indicates rain or snow. No. 3, a black triangular flag, always refers to temperature. When placed displayed unless a temperature of 45° or above the white or blue flags, it indi- less is expected. cates warmer weather, and when placed below them, it indicates colder weather. BLUE No. 5 indicates local rains. It consists of two horizontal parallel bars of white and blue, the white uppermost. Thus, flags displayed as shown on the margin would indicate, warm- The storm signal is a red flag with a er, fair weather, followed by rain black square in the centre. When disor snow," the triangular flag at played it indicates that a storm of marked the top meaning warmer; the white, violence is expected. Pennants disfair; the blue, rain or snow. When played with the storm signal indicate the BLUE the triangular flag is not shown, the direction of the wind: red, easterly (from indications are that the tempera- north-east to south); white, westerly ture will remain stationary, or that (from south-west to north). The penit will not vary 5° from the temperature nant above the flag indicates that the of the same hour of the preceding day. wind is expected to blow from the northNo. 4, white flag, with black square in erly quadrant; below, from the souththe centre, indicates the approach of a erly quadrant. Hurricane Signal. The hurricane signal consists of two they see hurricane signals displayed at red flags with black centres, displayed any of these points, to hoist their own one above the other. The flags are the flags, and they should as soon as possible same as those used for the distinctive thereafter seek information from the storm signal, the pennants being omitted. nearest Weather Bureau office as to the The hurricane signal is used to announce location and probable duration of the the expected approach of tropical hurri- storm. This information will guide them canes, and also of severe and dangerous as to the time their signals should remain storms which occasionally move across displayed, otherwise the flags, as a rule, the lakes and the northern Atlantic coast. should be lowered within twenty-four Shipmasters are request whenever hours from the time of hoisting. Cold Wave and Frost. The display of the cold wave flag (white flag with a black square in centre) indicates that there will be a sudden and decided fall in temperature, amounting to 16° or more, de pending on the locality of the particular station. The warnings are usually issued for a period of twenty-four hours in advance of the anticipated cold wave or frost. |