THE AMERICAN ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR 1850, Being the latter part of the 74th, and the beginning of the 75th year of the Independence of the United States of America; the 6563d year of the Julian Period; the latter part of the 5610th, and the beginning of the 5611th the 2597th year since the era of Nabonassar, which has been as- 6 Conjunction, or having the same Longitude or Right Ascension. Quadrature, or differing 90° in 8 Opposition, or differing 180° in 66 66 The ascending, & the descending node. 66 4 CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES, SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC, ETC. [1850. The sign is prefixed to the latitude, or declination, of the Sun, or other heavenly body, wher 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. CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES. Dominical Letter, Epact, 17 | Roman Indiction, . 8 Lunar Cycle, or Golden Number, 8 | Julian Period, 6563 ،، ،، south of north of Equator, (Spring and Summer,) 186 10 59 45 ،، (Winter and Autumn,) 178 18 59 9 Length of the tropical year, commencing at the winter solstice, 1849, and terminating 365 5 58 54 at the winter solstice, 1850, Mean, or average length of the tropical year, 365 5 48 48 Mean Time at Washington Obser vatory. JEWISH CALENDAR. [The anniversaries marked with an asterisk (*) are to be strictly observed.] Year. Names of the Months. 5610 Thebet begins, Dec. 16, 1849 Dec. 25," Feb. 13, " Feb. 25," 16th, *Second Feast, or Morrow of the Passover, Mar. 29, " 66 แ 9th, *Fast for the burning of the Temple, 66 Elul begins, 66 7th, *Second Feast, Thammus begins, 66 17th, Fast for the taking of the Temple, Ab begins, May 18, " June 11," 5611 Tisri begins, *Feast for the New Year, "2d, *Second Feast for the New Year, 15th, *Feast of the Huts or Tabernacles, 10th, *Fast of the Reconciliation or Atonement, Sept. 16, " Sept. 21, " |