The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-07
ASTRONOMY FOR 1876.

The year 1876 will he leap year. its Dominica
letters being Il A. The epact is the number of days
between the last new moon ana the hrst day OF the
new year. The epact is used 20 tell Easter Sunday.
This year the epact is T. and Easter sunday falls on
April 16, Ash Wednesday being March l.
There are two eclpses OF the sun during the year.
The first is an annular eclipse March 25, visible only
in its perfect phenomenon on line from Van
cOuvers Island u the northwestern shore OF Hud-
sons Bay Outsdc that limit il will be visible
throughout the United States as partial eclipse.
total eclipse Of the sun occurs on the afternoon of
Sept. II, not visible ON any part of the American
continent.
The ecipses of the moon in 1876 are also two.
The first occurs shortly after 10 o'clock the night
of March o. 1t viii be visible in every part of the
United states and Canada. The second eclipse of
the moon will take place on Sept 8. 1t will be in
visible in this country.
The earth is in perihelon, or nearest to the sun,
January p and in IT'S apheon, or greatest distance
from the sun, July l. The earth is again in perhe-
lion December 81.
THE SUM-
The vernal equlnCG, or suns entrance into Aries,
occurs March %; the summer solstco, or suns en-
trance into Cancer, occurs June 20; the autumnai
equinox, suns entrance into Libra, occurs Sep
TENDER y; and the winter solstce or suns en-
trance into Capricorn, occurs December 81.
THE PLANETS.
Mercury will be at his greatest eiongations from
the sun January 2s after sunset and March 20,
before sunrise. II the weather il clear he may be
seen a small disk like FURNISHED silver for or
two days after these dates.
Veaus viii be an evening star till july IA, and
rise before the sun during the remainder of the
year. She viii be 1T her greatest brllancy August
20.
Mars will be an evening star till Aug. H. and rise
before the sun for the remainder of the year.
Jupiter will lie a morning star till May II, and an
evening star after that date till Dec. IA He will
be stationary r the head Of Scorpio nearly all the
year. At l o'clock on the morning of Feb % he
will pass close 10 Beta in Scorpo that the distance
between the edge of the planet and the star viii be
only ene-ninth of the apparent diameter OF Jupiter.
Saturn will he evening star till Feb. II. when
he will rise before the till Aug. %, when he will
be on the meridian at midnight and again even
ing star Qn Aquarius during the rest Of the year.
Uranus will be on the meridian at midnight Feb.
6. lie will be in the head of Leo.
Neptune will be the meridian at midnight
Oct. 2C.
OCCUPATIONS.
Feb. g. from twenty minutes TO p. n. TO about
half-past II p. M, the moon being near her first
quarter, will pass over the Ileiades occulting in
succession all the prominent members of the group
except one. She will again pass through the Pcadcs
Nov. 3 from eleven TO twenty minutes past in the
evening, occutng three of the six that are ordnar-
~ visible.
SUNDAYS 1876
JAN ., 9, lG, %, 30. July2, 9. 16, %, 80.
Feb. &, 10, 20, u. Aug. 6, 13, 20, u.
March 3, 70, 10, &C. Sept. 5, 10, u, "a.
April ., -, lG, %, 80. oct 1. 3, Is. %, 49,
May 7, IA, q, %. NOV. .. u, 10, 26.
June 4, IL, rs, %. Dec. 3. 10, II. "a, 81.
The year will contain 500 days, of which SO will
be Sundays. April marked with y will be
Easter sunday being the first Sunday following
the passage of the sun through the yernal equ-