ECLIPSES IN THE YEAB 1874. 



In the year 1874, there will be four Eclipses; two of 

 the Sun, and two of the Moon, and a Transit of Venus 

 over the Sun's disc. 



APRIL 16. 



I. A Total Eclipse of the Sun, April 16th ; Visible 

 to the southern portions of South America and Africa. 



M AY 1. 



II. A Partial Eclipse of the Moon, May 1st; visible to 

 parts of Asia, Africa, Australia and Sandwich Islands. 



Magnitude of Eclipse = 0.833 (Moon's diameter =* 1.) 



OCTOBER 10. 



III. An Annular Eclipse of the Sun, October 10th; 

 visible to Europe and parts of Asia and Africa. 



OCTOBER 24,-25. 



IV. A Total Eclipse of the Moon, night of October 

 24th — 25th; visible to North and South America and Sand- 

 wich Islands. 



The Eclipse will occur in Boston time, as follows: 



d h m 

 Moon enters Penumbra, 25, o, o, A.M. 



Moon enters Shadow, 25, o, 58, " 



Total Phase begins, 25, 2, 16, " 



Middle of Eclipse, 25, 2, 33, " 



Total Phase ends, 25, 2, 49, " 



Moon leaves Shadow, 25, 4, 7, " 



Moon leaves Penumbra, 25, 5, 5, " 



Magnitude of Eclipse = 1.053 {Moon's diameter = 1.) 



Note. — To find time of occurrence at any other place, 



correct by difference of time between the place and Boston. 



CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES. 



Dominical Letter D, 



Epact 12, 



Golden Number 13 



Solar Cycle 7. 



Roman Indiction 2. 



Julian Period 6587. 



TRANSIT OF VENUS. 



V. A transit of Venus over the Sun's disc, December 

 8th; visible entire to Eastern Asia and Australia and in 

 part to Africa and Sandwich Islands. 



A transit of Venus furnishes the most accurate method 

 for determining the distance of the Earth from the Sun. 

 The last occurrence of this Phenomenon happened in 1769, 

 when expeditions on the most extensive scale were fitted 

 out by the larger civilized governments of the world, for the 

 purpose of observing it. The highest interest attaches to 

 this present occurrence, as from some independent reasons, 

 it is suspected that the Sun's accepted distance is too large 

 by about two millions of miles. 



MORNING AND EVENING STARS. 



Mercury will be Evening Star about March 2, June 

 28, and Oct. 24, andMorning Star about April 15, Aug. 13, 

 and Dec. 2. 



Venus will be Morning Star until Feb. 23d, then 

 Evening Star until Dec. 8th, and Morning Star again the 

 rest of the year. 



Jupiter will be Morning Star until March 17, then 

 Evening Star until Oct. 5th, and Morning Star the rest of 

 the year. 



FESTIVALS AND FASTS OF THE CHURCH 



Septuagesima SundayFeb. 



Shrove Sunday Feb. 



Ash Wednesday Feb. 



First Sunday in Lent. Feb. 



Palm Sunday Mar. 



Good Friday Apr. 



Easter Sunday Apr. 



Low Sunday Apr. 12. 



Rogation Sunday. May 10. 

 Ascension Day ..May 14. 



Whit Sunday May 24. 



Trinity Sunday . . . May 31. 

 Advent Sunday. . . Nov. 29. 

 Christmas Day. . .' . Dec. 25. 



