4) COURTEOUS READER,

SEVERAL occurrences will happen the ensuing year which seldom, and perhaps, never, happen in one and the same year. The first I shall mention is, what is called, the great conjunction of the three largest and most influential bodies, in the whole planetary system, viz. The SUN, JUPITER and SATURN, April 30th, precisely at 7 minutes and 52 seconds after one o'clock P. M. according to the meridian of New-Haven; an incident which happens but once in a great number of years. Astrologers have been wont to suppose this conjunction to be ominous of some very great and wonderful events to take place both in the natural and moral world. (Credit a pud quem fides est.) But what those marvellous events are to be, in the present case, if any at all, time only can determine. For several weeks before and after this conjunction, these two planets may be seen in the south-western part of the hemisphere; and in the evening after this conjunction Jupiter will be on the meridian at 25°, and Saturn at 46 minutes after 7 o'clock; and their apparent angular distance from each other in an arch of the hemisphere will be no more than 4 degrees and 32 minutes. "Their heliocentric place in the Ecliptic will be 112° 6' 16" 40". Jupiter's geocentric longitude will be 825° 57' 40". and Saturn's 112° 0" 28' 7". Jupiter's geocentric latitude 1° 16' 0" north, increasing; and Saturn's 1° 56' 0" north, increasing. These two planets, for more than a year past, have been apparently approaching nearer to each other; and will continue so to do until July 11th, when being in conjunction in respect of the earth, as before in respect of the fun; they will be nearest of all,

and not more than 1 degree and 33 minutes apart: At this time they will change sides, Saturn to the westward of Jupiter; pausing him on the north side: And after this, their distances from each other will seem daily to increase as before they seemed to decrease, until, within about 12 years, when they will appear in opposite points of the zodiac or ecliptic.

It may perhaps be thought not unworthy of notice also, that the planet MERCURY will, in the morning of the 9th of November, be in its lower conjunction with the sun, when it will to those who can see it, apparently transit or pass across the sun's disk, and within 11 seconds of a minute of its center on the north side; but invisible to the inhabitants of New-England, as the transit will be wholly ended 5 minutes and 26 seconds before the sun is rising. But the Europeans and Africans may see this planet 5 hours and 14 minutes entirely on the sun's disk. The first contact on the fun's eastern limb will be at 1 o'clock 41 m. and 10 s. in the morning. The middle, or tabular conjunction at 4 o'clock 19 m. and 27 s.; End, or final exit at 6 o'clock 57 m. and 44 s. Duration from first contact to final exit, 5 h. 16 m. and 34 s.

Another pretty remarkable occurrence, is, that the easter full-moon the ensuing year, happens in Great Britain, on the 18th of April, at 2 o'clock 21 m. 22 s. in the morning, according to the meridian of London; this being on Sunday, easter Sunday, according to canonical tradition, must be the next Sunday after said full moon, which brings it to April 25th. Easter Sunday, then, at England will be on the 25th of April.

But the calculation of TIME, being reduced from the meridian of London to that of

6) Hartford, the full moon will happen, not on the 18th, as at London, but on the 17th of April, at 9 o'clock 28 minutes 26 seconds in the evening, which is about 2 hours and an half before the Sunday (according to civil computation) begins at Hartford, which, according to canon will bring easter Sunday at Hartford and throughout America to be on the 18th April, which is one week earlier than at Great Britain, and all parts of Europe and Africa, and the greater part of Asia. So that the greater part of worshipping assemblies in Chriftendom, who would obferve easter Sunday according to the church canon, will obferve it one week later than the Americans, provided the latter are in their computation regulated by the fame canonical rule applied to their local situation in respect to the eastern continent. From the consideration of the propriety of having one and the fame identical day observed as easter Sunday, if fuch a thing may be, I have noted the day for easter Sunday, in this Almanac according to the calculation for Great Britain and other parts of Europe, &c. And alfo, all the other obfervable and moveable feast days which are dependant on easter Sunday: Only noting that this will happen one week later than in America, according to the forementioned rule. Leaving it to the wisdom of the wife to determine which day ought to be obferved by the Americans; that is, whether the Sunday of the 18th or that of the 25th of April; the former being according to the canonical rule of calculation for America; the latter for Europe.

N.B. The obfervable days designated in this Almanac are as they will be obferved in G. Britain and other parts of Europe, supposing the Americans would conform to the time obferved in those parts. The Author.

## Of ECLIPSES for A. D. 1802.

There will be four, two of the SUN, and as many of the MOON.

I. The first will be of the SUN in the 13th degree of Pisces, March 4th, at 17 minutes after the midnight preceding the day, invisible.

II. The second will be of the MOON in the 29th degree of Virgo, March 19th, visible in part, calculated as follows.

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>h.</th><th>m.</th><th>f.</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Beginning March 19th</td><td>4</td><td>53</td><td>42</td><td>Morning,</td></tr><tr><td>Middle</td><td>-</td><td>6</td><td>10</td><td>17</td><td>true</td></tr><tr><td>End</td><td>-</td><td>7</td><td>26</td><td>52</td><td>time.</td></tr><tr><td>Duration 2 hours</td><td>33</td><td>min.</td><td>10</td><td>sec.</td></tr><tr><td>Digits eclipsed</td><td>5</td><td>2-5.</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Moon's hourly motion from the Sun,</td><td>28</td><td>m.</td><td>9</td><td>f.</td></tr><tr><td>Moon's latitude at the ecliptic</td><td>8</td><td>40</td><td>m.</td><td>53</td><td>f.</td></tr><tr><td>South, increasing.</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

N.B. The moon sets at 26 minutes after 6, therefore this eclipse will have continued 1 hour 32 minutes 18 seconds, when the moon sets, and will continue 1 hour 52 seconds after she falls below the horizon.

III. The third will be of the SUN in the 5th degree of Virgo, August 28th at 11 minutes after two in the morning, invisible.

IV. The last will be of the MOON in the 19th degree of Pisces, September 11th, partly visible, calculated as follows:

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>h.</th><th>m.</th><th>f.</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Beginning September 11th</td><td>4</td><td>23</td><td>11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Moon's center imerges</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>34</td><td>Afternoon</td></tr><tr><td>Middle of the eclipse</td><td>5</td><td>46</td><td>39</td><td>true</td></tr><tr><td>Emersión of moon's center</td><td>6</td><td>29</td><td>44</td><td>time.</td></tr><tr><td>End, and full restoration of light</td><td>7</td><td>10</td><td>7</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

8)

Whole duration 2 hours, 46 minutes, 56 sec.

Duration of eclipse of ☉️'s center, 1 h. 26 m. 10 s.
Digits eclipsed, 8 and 7 tenths.

◎'s latitude at middle 38 minutes 12 seconds north, increasing.

◎'s semi-diameter 16 m. 50 seconds

Semi-diameter of the earth's shadow at the place of the moon's incursion, 46 m. 7 s.

◎'s horary motion from ☉️ at 8 35 m. 38 s.

N. B. The moon rises at 19 minutes after 6 o'clock, which is 1 hour 55 minutes 49 seconds after the eclipse begins, and 51 minutes and 7 seconds before it ends.

This eclipse happens when the moon is in her perigee.

VENUS will be morning star to the 17th of March, thence evening star to the 30th Dec.

On the 12th November the moon will rise farther north than in any evening in the year, and farthest south June 16th. And will set fartheft north June 1st; and farthest south Nov. 27.

ASTRONOMICAL NOTES for A.D. 1802.

<table><tr><td>Prime or golden No. 17</td><td>Year of Dionys. per. 131</td></tr><tr><td>Epaed - 26</td><td>of Rom. indic. 5</td></tr><tr><td>Cycle of the Sun 19</td><td>of Jul. per. 6515</td></tr><tr><td>Dominical letter C</td><td>No. of direction 35</td></tr></table>

MAXIMS.—We meet with few men who are agreeable in conversation: the reafon is, we think more of what we have to advance, than of what they have to answer.

Before we paffonately define what another enjoys, we should examine into the happiness of its preſent poffeffor.

JANUARY hath 31 Days. 1802. (9

<table><tr><td>New</td><td>4th d. 3½ morn.</td><td>Full</td><td>18th day 3½ after.</td></tr><tr><td>First</td><td>qr. 10th d. 9½ mor.</td><td>Laft</td><td>qr. 26th day 6 after.</td></tr></table>

<table><thead><tr><th>M</th><th>W</th><th>Aspects, weath. &amp;c.</th><th>R.</th><th>◎</th><th>s.</th><th>F.</th><th>fea.</th><th>D</th><th>'sp.</th><th>R.</th><th>)</th><th>s.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>Circumci. ☉️24X</td><td>7</td><td>30</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>Eair but cold.</td><td>7</td><td>29</td><td>5</td><td>9</td><td>12</td><td>18</td><td>5</td><td>58</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>C</td><td>2d Sund. p. Chrift.</td><td>7</td><td>29</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>18</td><td>knees</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>High tides.</td><td>7</td><td>29</td><td>5</td><td>11</td><td>20</td><td>18</td><td>D</td><td>fets</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>◎ Perigee.</td><td>7</td><td>28</td><td>5</td><td>A</td><td>21</td><td>legs</td><td>7</td><td>26</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>Epiphany.</td><td>7</td><td>27</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>24</td><td>18</td><td>8</td><td>46</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>Snow or rain</td><td>7</td><td>27</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>19</td><td>feet</td><td>9</td><td>53</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>Days 9h 8m</td><td>7</td><td>26</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>18</td><td>11</td><td>9</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>7</td><td>D ☉️ pretty soon</td><td>7</td><td>25</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>53</td><td>head</td><td>Morn</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>C</td><td>1st paſt Epiphany</td><td>7</td><td>25</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>39</td><td>16</td><td>0</td><td>22</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>2</td><td>Cold,</td><td>6</td><td>20</td><td>7</td><td>24</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>20</td><td>28</td><td>1</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>3</td><td>Va. Y. Col.</td><td>7</td><td>11</td><td>7</td><td>24</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>11</td><td>neck</td><td>2</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>4</td><td>D</td><td>7</td><td>47</td><td>7</td><td>23</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>47</td><td>24</td><td>3</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>5</td><td>windy.</td><td>8</td><td>49</td><td>7</td><td>23</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>49</td><td>arms</td><td>4</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>6</td><td></td><td>9</td><td>41</td><td>7</td><td>22</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>41</td><td>19</td><td>5</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>7</td><td>Snowy,</td><td></td><td></td><td>7</td><td>21</td><td>5</td><td>9</td><td>32</td><td>breast</td><td>6</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>C</td><td>2d paſt Epiph.</td><td>7</td><td>20</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>23</td><td>13</td><td>7</td><td>28</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>2</td><td>Unpleasant weather</td><td>7</td><td>19</td><td>5</td><td>11</td><td>17</td><td>26</td><td>D</td><td>rise</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>3</td><td>◎ Apogee.</td><td>7</td><td>18</td><td>5</td><td>11</td><td>58</td><td>heart</td><td>5</td><td>38</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>4</td><td>◎ enters</td><td>7</td><td>17</td><td>5</td><td>M</td><td>13</td><td></td><td>6</td><td>40</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>5</td><td>High winds,</td><td>7</td><td>16</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>41</td><td>belly</td><td>7</td><td>50</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>6</td><td>Days 9h. 28m.</td><td>7</td><td>16</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>32</td><td>13</td><td>8</td><td>40</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>7</td><td>D ☉️</td><td>7</td><td>15</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>24</td><td>9</td><td>43</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>C</td><td>3d paſt Epiph.</td><td>7</td><td>13</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>42</td><td>reins</td><td>10</td><td>48</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>2</td><td>Southerly</td><td>7</td><td>12</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>26</td><td>19</td><td>11</td><td>50</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>3</td><td>weather,</td><td>7</td><td>11</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>secret</td><td>Morn</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>4</td><td>inclining to</td><td>7</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>54</td><td>15</td><td>0</td><td>56</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>5</td><td>a thaw.</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>45</td><td>28</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>6</td><td>Windy.</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>44</td><td>thighs</td><td>3</td><td>22</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>7</td><td>K. C. I. beh. 1649.</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>45</td><td>26</td><td>4</td><td>33</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>C</td><td>◎in D' spe. 4p Ep</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>59</td><td>knees</td><td>5</td><td>45</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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