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CALENDARS FOR 1966 AND 1967
The calendars on following pages were cal-
culated principally from basic data in the
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac
of the United States Navy, and adapted to
use in Texas and the Southwestern States on
basis of Central Standard Time.
Precise Standard Time of sunrise, sunset,
moonrise, moonset or any other moving event
can be given only for a single point. In com-
piling a calendar for any given region, the
usual method is to select a given point to
serve as an "average."
The calculations on following pages have
been made for the intersection of meridian 98
West and parallel 32 30" North which is
about nine miles northwest of Tolar, Hood
County. This point is chosen because of its
central location with respect to Texas and
the Southwestern States.
The time given in the following calendars
for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and
other events is according to Central Standard
Time. All of Texas is in Central Standard
Time, except El Paso and Hudspeth Counties
and the northwest corner of Culberson County
where Mountain Standard Time is observed.
(See large folded highway map in this vol-
ume.) To convert CST to MST subtract one
hour from CST. To convert MST to CST, add
one hour to MST.
To get Central Standard Time of sunrise
or sunset, moonrise or moonset for any point
in Texas apply the following rules: Add to
the time given in this calendar four minutes
for each degree of longitude that any given
Chronological Eras
and Cycles, 1966
The year 1966 of the Christian era com-
prises the latter part of the 190th and the
beginning of the 191st year of the independ-
ence of the United States of America, and
corresponds to the year 6679 of the Julian
period.
January 1, 1966, Julian calendar, corre-
sponds to January 14, 1966, Gregorian cal-
endar.
The year 7475 of the Byzantine era begins
on September 1, 1966, Julian calendar.
The year 5727 of the Jewish era begins at
sunset on September 14, 1966, Gregorian
calendar.
The year 2719 since the foundation of
Rome, according to VARRO, begins on Jan-
uary 1, 1966, Julian calendar.
The year 2715 of the era of NABONAS-
SAR begins on April 19, 1966, Julian calendar.
The year 2626 of the Japanese era begins
on January 1, 1966, Gregorian calendar.
The year 2278 of the Grecian era, or the
era of the SELEUCIDAE, begins in the pres-
ent-day usage of the Syrians on September
1, 1966, or on October 1, 1966, Julian calendar,
according to different sects.
The year 1683 of the era of DIOCLETIAN
begins on August 29, 1966, Julian calendar.
The year 1386 of the Mohammedan era,
or the era of the Hegira, begins at sunset
on April 21, 1966, Gregorian calendar.
The year 1888 of the Saka era begins on
March 22, 1966, Gregorian calendar, in the
reformed Indian calendar.
Chronological Cycles, 1966
Dominical Letter ...........................B
Epact .......................................8
Lunar Cycle or Golden Number.............10
Solar Cycle ..............................15
Roman Indiction ...........................4
Julian Period ............................6679
28place lies west of the 98th meridian, and sub-
tract four minutes for each degree of longi-
tude such place lies east of the 98th meridian.
At times there will also be considerable
variation for distances north and south of the
line of latitude 32 degrees 30 minutes north,
but the rule for calculating it would be com-
plicated. Procedure given above will get suf-
ficiently close results.
Planetary Configurations and Phenomena
In the center column of the calendars on
following pages are given the phenomena and
planetary configurations of heavens for 1966
and 1967. By watching this table one may
ascertain the dates of beautiful and striking
phenomena and juxtapositions of the moon
and stars. Below is an explanation of the
signs of the Sun, Moon and planets, and
symbols used in the tables:
0 The Sun. c' Mars.
(1 The Moon. 24 Jupiter.
SMercury. 12 Saturn.
9 Venus. I Uranus.
The Earth. W Neptune.
P Pluto
Aspects
6 This symbol appearing before the symbols for
heavenly bodies means that they are "in conjunc-
tion," that is, having the same longitude as ap-
plies to the sky and appearing near each other.
0 This symbol means that the two heavenly bodies
differ by 90 degrees of longitude.
8 This symbol means that the two heavenly bodies
are in "opposition," or differ by 180 degrees of
longitude.
Chronological Eras
and Cycles, 1967
The year 1967 of the Christian era com-
prises the latter part of the 191st and the
beginning of the 192d year of the independ-
ence of the United States of America, and
corresponds to the year 6680 of the Julian
period.
January 1, 1967, Julian calendar, corre-
sponds to January 14, 1967, Gregorian cal-
endar.
The year 7476 of the Byzantine era begins
on September 1, 1967, Julian calendar.
The year 5728 of the Jewish era begins
at sunset on October 4, 1967, Gregorian
calendar.
The year 2720 since the foundation of
Rome, according to VARRO, begins on Jan-
uary 1, 1967, Julian calendar.
The year 2716 of the era of NABONAS-
SAR begins on April 19, 1967, Julian calendar.
The year 2627 of the Japanese era begins
on January 1, 1967, Gregorian calendar.
The year 2279 of the Grecian era, or the
era of the SELEUCIDAE, begins in the pres-
ent-day usage of the Syrians on September
1, 1967, or on October 1, 1967, Julian calendar,
according to different sects.
The year 1684 of the era of DIOCLETIAN
begins on August 30, 1967, Julian calendar.
The year 1387 of the Mohammedan era,
or the era of the Hegira, begins at sunset
on April 10, 1967, Gregorian calendar.
The year 1889 of the Saka era begins on
March 22, 1967, Gregorian calendar, in the
reformed Indian calendar.
Chronological Cycles, 1967
Dominical Letter ...........................A
Epact ......................................19
Lunar Cycle or Golden Number............ 11
Solar Cycle ................................16
Roman Indiction ...........................5
Julian Period ............................6680
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