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C, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1866, [BEING THE LATTER PART OF THE TWENTY-NINTH AND THE BE- GINNING OF THE THIRTIETH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA] CONTAINING Asfronomieal, StatisticaU Commercial, Local AND GENERAL INFOEMATION, IDERIVED FROM THE MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES. \y ^ 'COMPILED, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED' >1 JOSEPH WOODS. B^ld by Thomas McConnan, 212 Water Street, St. Joha't. ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND mDccclxt. ———— THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. Eclipses, 1866. in the year 1866^ there will be fice Eclipses, three of the Sux and TWO of the Moon, but of these, only TWO will be visible in this Island. The first a partial Eclipse of the Sun, March 16th, invisible in this Island, and will be seen only between the parallels of 44 and 82 North Latitude, and from 120 East to 77 West Longitude, that is, in the North Pacific Ocean, Siberia, &c. The second a total Eclipse of the Moon, March the SOth and 31st. visible in Newfoundland. First contact with Penumbra, March 30th, at 9h 57m lis p.m. ) -^ pii First contact with Shadow at lib 7m lis p.m. } J^' Beginning of total Phase 31st, at ()h 13 ja 35s a.m. S j ^ Middle of Eclipse at Ih 2m 298 a.m. j^H *"a End of total Phase at Ih 51m 23s a.m. "3 | s Last contact with Shadow at 2h 57m 47s a.m. S'^ j Last contact with Penumbra at 4h 7m47s a.m. j ^ ^^ As the Moon will rise about 6h. 21m. p.m. on the 30th, and set about 5h. 46m. a.m. on the 31st, she will consequently be on the Meridian, or due South, at midiight, and thus during the whole tim.e of this Eclipse, the Moon can be .seen with the grea'est advantage, for although she will be totally deprived of light both from th€ Sun and the Earth, yet she will show a faint, dull red light, caused by the Sun's rays refracted by the E-irtii's atmosphere ; so that if the weather be fine, and the atmosphere clear, this Eclipse will be an in- teresting phenomenon, especially to our hardy seal hunters. Th? third a par'ial Eclipse of the Sun, April the 14th, not visi- ble in Newfoundland, and will be sesn only in the Southern Ocean and in a part of Australia • The fourth a total Eclipse of the Moon, September 23rd and 24th, invisib'e in Newfoundland, as the Moon wi.l be below our horizon during its continuance. The firth a partial Eclipse vf the Sun, October 8tb, partly visi- ble in Nev/foundsand. Mean time of Sun and Moon's conjunction in Right Ascen-^j | j»J Bion-, October 8tb, at ©h 29m 28s p.m. 9 | ^ Begins on the Earih genera. ly, Oct. 8th, at lib 21m Os a.m. J-'-^iJ Greatest Ecdpse at Ih 13m 26s p.m. | g^ E:ids on.ihe E.irth generaTy at 3h 5m 563 p.m. j g -^ 'i'his Eclipse will be visible lietw^en the parallels of 23.41 and 83.17 North Luitu -e, and from 14 East Longiiude to 141.19 West of Greenwich. SI. John's True Litiiude uf Church Hill 47.34.30 North-. Longitude (West of Greenwich) 52 44.0 West^ THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. Calendar. Golden Number 5 | Dominical Listter G. Epact 14 j lloman Indiction 9 Solar Cycle 27 ^ Julian Period 6579 Fixed and Moveable Fej^livals, Anniversaries, &e. Epiphany January 6 Ascension Day May 10 Septuagesima Sunday do 28 Pentecost do 20 Shrove Sunday February 11 Birth Queen Victoria do 24 Ash Wednesday do 14 Trinity Sunday do 27 First Sunday in Lent do IS Corpus Christi do 31 St. David March l.'Accession CtueenVictoria June 20 St. Patrick do 17|Pro'jIamation do 21 Annunciation—Lady Day do 25jSt. John Baptist do 24 Paim Sunday do 2.s|St. Michael September 29 Good Friday do SO^Birth Pri.ice VVales November 9 Edster Sunday April IjSt. Andrew do 30 Low Sunday do 8 1st Sunday in Advent Dec. 2 >t. George do 23' St. Thoma's do 21 Pcogation Sunday May 6! Christmas Day do 2a The year 5627 of the Jewish Era commences on September 10, 186G. Ramadan (Month of Abstinence observed by the Turks) commea- ces on January 18, 1866. The Year 1283 of the Mohammedan Era commences on May 16 1866. The following Memorandum has been prepared by an intelligent Shipmaster for msertion in ths Almanac, hoping that it may prove useful to the numerous and important class to which he belongs : — " Mariners leaving Sydney, Cape Breton, bound to St. John's, Newfoundland, sh'juld be very Ciirefal in the course they steer. The common course is E.S.E., but if the wind is S.S.W. the course should be S.E. instead of E.S.E., particularly after a N.E. or Nor- therly wind ; that wind forces the water out of the Straits ol Beile Isle so strong when the wind changes to the Southwest or South ic relaxes back again, which causes a very strong current from the South running to the North, and hems th'j radriner in shice ; the result is, his vessel is iftranded or a loiai v^recic before he knows "where lie is situated. I throw out this hint for Newfoundlanders in particular, as they generally keep too near the coast. Englishmen eoming down adopt a better course from Sydney to St. JoU.i's ; they give Newfoundland a good berth until they pass Cape Race, then they haul in and make the Iront of tliH Island, which is a good plan, the safest corning from the Webiward." 7 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. The Weather. Besult of Meterological Observations for the Years, 1862, 186S, 1864, taken from the Colonial Building, St. John's, Newfoundland, bv E, M. J. Delaney, Esq., C.E., Observer.— Lat. N. 47.34.30— Long. W. 52.39.45—170 feet abovp Sea Level. 18 6 2. Inches. Date M«ix. height of Bar. corrected to sea level. 30.50 May 2nd Min. do do 28.57 January 3rd Mean do do 29.53 W ax. height of Ther, 75 o July 6th Min. do do — February 18tk Mean temp, for year 41 Quantity of Rain and melted Snow in inches 53.670 the year Prevailing Winds N N. W. & S W. Ilain fell on 98 days ; Snow on 44 Fog 70 ; Thunder and Light ning 4 ; Harbor blockaded •with Ice from middle of April to middle of June. 1863 Max. height of Bar., corrected to sea level 30.48 November 16th; Min. do dp 28.80 April 1st Mean do do 29.60 Max. height of Ther. 83 o July 30th Min. do do *—lU o February 13th; Mean temp, for year 44 q Quantity of Rain and melted Snow in inches 73.550 the year Prevailing Winds NNW.&SSW Rain fell on 98 days ; Snow on 66 days; Fog 86 days; Thunder and Lightning 15 days 1864. Max. height of Bar. corrected to sea level 30.29 June 21st Min. do do 28.50 February l7th Mean do do 29 40 Max. height of Ther. 78 o September Ist. Min. do do *— 10 o February 20th, Mean temp, for Year 37 o Quantity of Rain and melted Snow in inches 56.250 the year Prevailing Winda NN W. & S S E, Rain fell on 93^ days j Snow on 55 days ; Fog 76 days ; Ihunder and Lightning 16 days *Note—The algebraiosign (minus) before a figure denotes below ^ero THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC, JANUARY, 31 DAYS. MOON'S PHASES. Last Quarter 8th day, 6h, 6m, Evening New Moon 16thday, 5h, 6m, Evening First Quarter 23rd day, 5h, 23m, Evening Full Moon. aOthday, 4h, 58m, Evening G. arpp. tinne. ^ ^ Sun Sun HigTi "^ ^ rises sets Sun's Equa Water at Memoranda. s>» >> at Decli- St. John's. « c of C) q St. John^s. nation. time. m. o s.'p. m.'a. m. M 1 55 S 23 27 7 ] Moonrises 32minutes T 2 54 22. 16| 7 54 past 4, evening. W 3 54 22 58| 8 38 Moonrises 45minutea Th. 4 54 22 41 9 20 past 7, evening. F 5 54 22 42 10 2110 3 Moonrises 51 minutes S 6 54 22 911 1:10 42 past 9, evening. Su. 7 53 22 35 40'll 20 Moon rises52minutea M 8 53 22 1 Noon past 11, evening. T 9 53 22 26 20 Moon rises53minute3 W 10 52 21 50 1 5 past 0, morning. Th. 11 52 21 8 14 2 5 Moon rises52minutes F 12 51 21 8 38 3 12 past 2, morning. S 13 51 21 1 4 25 Moon rises43miQUtes Su.