On the equinoxes, everywhere over the globe, the Sun rises true east (parallel to lines of latitude), sets at true west, and the length of the day equals the length of the night. Equinox - March equinox. At the North pole the Sun passes from a 6-month-long night to a 6-month-long day. At the Arctic circle the Sun reaches an altitude of 23° in the South. At the Tropic of Cancer the Sun reaches an altitude of 67° in the South. At the equator the Sun rises in a vertical line from the East on the horizon to the zenith, and then sets in a ...

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Equinox, Equinox - Apparent behaviour of the Sun, Equinox - March equinox, Equinox - September equinox, Equinox - Equinoctial point

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On the equinoxes, everywhere over the globe, the sun rises true east (parallel to lines of latitude), sets at true west, and the length of the day equals the length of the night. Equinox - March equinox. At the North pole the sun passes from a 6-month-long night to a 6-month-long day. At the Arctic circle the sun reaches an altitude of 23° in the South. At the Tropic of Cancer the sun reaches an altitude of 67° in the South. At the equator the sun rises in a vertical line from the East on the horizon to the zenith, and then sets in a ...

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Equinox, Equinox - Apparent behaviour of the sun, Equinox - March equinox, Equinox - September equinox, Equinox - Equinoctial point

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The origins of the zodiac lie in Sumer in Mesopotamia. See the History of astrology article for a detailed discussion. ...

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Zodiac, Zodiac - Historical origin, Zodiac - Astronomy, Zodiac - Astrology, Zodiac - Zodiacal Constellations, Zodiac - Angels of the zodiac, Zodiac - The zodiac as a calendar

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Eastern Canada and the New England region of the United States are famous around the world for the brilliance of their "fall foliage," and a seasonal tourist industry has grown up around the few weeks in autumn when the leaves are at their peak. Some television and web-based weather forecasts even report on the status of the fall foliage throughout the season as a service to tourists. Fall foliage tourists are often referred to as "leaf peepers". The mix of coniferous and deciduous tree forest in Canada make for a multi-colored display. The image on the right is taken in Algonquin Provincial Pa ...

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Autumn, Autumn - Autumn in popular culture, Autumn - Autumn and tourism

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, where t = [UT] - [12AM, January 1, 2001], days such that new moon=.0, first quarter=.25, full moon=.5, last quarter=.75 or a C program. ...

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, where t = [UT] - [12AM, January 1, 2001], days such that New Moon=.0, First Quarter=.25, Full Moon=.5, Last Quarter=.75 or a C program. ...

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The precise time often cited as Lightfoot's moment of Creation, 9 a.m., and the erroneous belief that he placed his Creation on the same date as Ussher are both due to a partially fabricated 'quote' given by Andrew Dickson White in A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom (1896): [I]n the seventeenth century, in his great work, Dr. John Lightfoot, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, and one of the most eminent Hebrew scholars of his time, declared, as the result of his most profound and exhau ...

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Ussher-Lightfoot Calendar, Ussher-Lightfoot Calendar - Ussher's methodology, Ussher-Lightfoot Calendar - Ussher's history of the Earth, Ussher-Lightfoot Calendar - Ussher's chronology today, Ussher-Lightfoot Calendar - Lightfoot's Creation

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As already mentioned, there is some choice in the length of the tropical year depending on the point of reference that one selects. The reason is that, while the precession of the equinoxes is fairly steady, the apparent speed of the Sun during the year is not. When the Earth is near the perihelion of its orbit (presently, around January 3–4), it (and therefore the Sun as seen from Earth) moves faster than average; hence the time gained when reaching the approaching point on the ecliptic is comparatively small, and the "tropical year" as m ...

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Tropical year, Tropical year - Subtleties, Tropical year - Current mean value, Tropical year - Different lengths, Tropical year - Calendar year, Tropical year - Approximations

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The Public Holiday Law (国民の祝日に関する法律 Kokumin no Shukujitsu ni Kansuru Hōritsu) of 1948 (as amended) establishes the occasions on which Japan has a legal holiday. This article lists those dates together with other occasions for celebration. A provision of the law establishes that when a national holiday lands on a Sunday, that holiday is moved to the next day. Also when a day is sandwiched between two national holidays, that day shall also become a holiday (thus May 4, sandwiched between May 3 and May 5, is ...

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Holidays of Japan, Holidays of Japan - Public Holiday law, Holidays of Japan - Table of Japanese holidays, Holidays of Japan - Recent changes, Holidays of Japan - Planned changes

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In western astrology the zodiac is a band on the celestial sphere which contains the perceived paths of the Sun, Moon, and principal planets and is divided into twelve equal parts of 30° each, called "signs of the zodiac" or astrological signs, each named for a constellation. At the centre of this band is the plane of the ecliptic. The width of the zodiac allows for the fact that the orbits of the other bodies are inclined relative to plane of the ecliptic, and thus extend abo ...

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Zodiac, Zodiac - Historical origin, Zodiac - Astronomy, Zodiac - Astrology, Zodiac - Zodiacal Constellations, Zodiac - Angels of the zodiac, Zodiac - The zodiac as a calendar

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The concept of the zodiac was originated by the Babylonians certainly before 2000 BC as a method of visualizing the passage of time. The zodiac worked as a symbolic calendar. It was divided into twelve parts as suggested by the appearance of 12 moons in a year. The signs are geometric divisions of the celestial sphere, each corresponding to one twelfth of a year. The signs of the zodiac, as enumerated by Egyptian astronomer, Ptolemy, in the 2nd-century AD, are the ones we know today. The same names are used for both signs in as ...

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Zodiac, Zodiac - Historical origin, Zodiac - Astronomy, Zodiac - Astrology, Zodiac - Zodiacal Constellations, Zodiac - Angels of the zodiac, Zodiac - The zodiac as a calendar

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Autumn's association with the transition from warm to cold weather in the northern hemisphere, and its related status as the season of the primary harvest, has dominated its themes and popular images. In Western cultures, personifications of Autumn are usually pretty, well-fed females decked out with fruits, vegetables and grains that ripen at this time. Most ancient cultures featured autumnal celebrations of the harvest, often the most important on their calendars. Still extant echoes of these celebrations are found in the late-Autumn Thank ...

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Autumn, Autumn - Autumn in popular culture, Autumn - Autumn and tourism, Autumn - Autumn versus Fall, Autumn - Etymology References

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Natib Qadish celebrate holidays at certain times of the year, as well as observing the phases of the moon. Natib Qadish - Shanat Qadish. The Shanat Qadish is a reconstructed Canaanite festival calendar based upon the Ugaritic texts from roughly 14-13th Century BCE found at Ugarit, upon the Gezer Calendar written in roughly 925 BCE, and upon the seasonal occurrences in this part of the world during the Bronze Age. The word “Ashuru” means “festival” or “feast”: Ashuru Mathbatu ...

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Natib Qadish, Natib Qadish - Definition, Natib Qadish - Geography, Natib Qadish - History, Natib Qadish - Deities, Natib Qadish - Sacred Texts Legends Epics, Natib Qadish - Beliefs and Practices, Natib Qadish - Offerings Sacrifices and Libations, Natib Qadish - Ethics, Natib Qadish - Holidays and Observances, Natib Qadish - Shanat Qadish, Natib Qadish - Lunar Observances, Natib Qadish - Misconceptions, Natib Qadish - Resources, Natib Qadish - Further Reading, Natib Qadish - Internet Resources, Natib Qadish - Online Communities

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Fall is an alternative English word for the season of Autumn. Only in use now in North American English, the word traces it origins to old Germanic languages. The exact derivation is unclear, the Old English fiæll or feallan and the Old Norse fall all being possible candidates. However, these words all have the meaning "to fall from a height" and are clearly derived either from a common root or from each other. The term only came to denote the season in the 16th century, a contraction of Middle English expressions li ...

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Autumn, Autumn - Autumn in popular culture, Autumn - Autumn and tourism, Autumn - Autumn versus Fall, Autumn - Etymology References

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Some days have special names to mark the change in seasons. The 24 Sekki (二十四節気 Nijūshi sekki) are days that divide a year in the Lunisolar calendar into twenty four equal sections. Zassetsu (雑節) is a collective term for the seasonal days other than the 24 Sekki. 72 Kō (七十二候 Shichijūni kō) days are made from dividing the 24 Sekki of a year further by three. Some of these names are sti ...

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Japanese calendar, Japanese calendar - Years, Japanese calendar - Months, Japanese calendar - Days of the month, Japanese calendar - Days of the week, Japanese calendar - National holidays, Japanese calendar - Timeline of changes to the national holidays, Japanese calendar - Seasonal days, Japanese calendar - 24 Sekki, Japanese calendar - Zassetsu, Japanese calendar - Seasonal festivals, Japanese calendar - Rokuyō, Japanese calendar - April 1

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Lunar phase - 2005. Lunar phase - 2006. Lunar phase - 2007. Lunar phase - 2008. Lunar phase - 2009. Lunar phase - 2010. Lunar phase - 2011. Lunar phase - 2012. Lunar phase - 2013. Lunar phase - 2014. Lunar phase - 2015. Lunar phase - 2016. Lunar phase - 2017See also:

Lunar phase, Lunar phase - Mnemonics, Lunar phase - Lunar phase calculation, Lunar phase - Lunar phases 2005-2020, Lunar phase - 2005, Lunar phase - 2006, Lunar phase - 2007, Lunar phase - 2008, Lunar phase - 2009, Lunar phase - 2010, Lunar phase - 2011, Lunar phase - 2012, Lunar phase - 2013, Lunar phase - 2014, Lunar phase - 2015, Lunar phase - 2016, Lunar phase - 2017, Lunar phase - 2018, Lunar phase - 2019, Lunar phase - 2020, Lunar phase - Lunar phases' 2005-2020 time, Lunar phase - Patent, Lunar phase - Links

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Solving the riddle of Masquerade involved an elaborate system, subtly indicated in the book, of drawing lines starting from the eyes of characters within the paintings, proceeding through the tips of middle fingers and big toes of the same characters, and finally pointing to letters which appear on the border of every painting within the book. Decoding and following this method reveals the nineteen-word message: CATHERINE’S LONG FINGER OVER SHADOWS EARTH BURIED YELLOW AMULET MID ...

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Masquerade book, Masquerade book - The book, Masquerade book - The search, Masquerade book - The discovery, Masquerade book - The solution, Masquerade book - The aftermath

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In the 1970s, the Viking 1 Lander detected the penumbral shadow of Phobos passing across it.[1] This was detected as a slight dimming of the ambient light; the Viking camera did not image the Sun. The shadow took about 20 s to pass over the Lander, moving at 2 km/s. The shadow was simultaneously imaged from the Viking Orbiter 1, which permitted locating the position of the lander in the orbiter pictures. Far more detailed images of the shadow were taken with the arrival in ...

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Shadow of Phobos on Mars, Shadow of Phobos on Mars - Early observations of the shadow, Shadow of Phobos on Mars - August 26 1999 image of Phobos shadow, Shadow of Phobos on Mars - Other shadow images, Shadow of Phobos on Mars - Seasonal variation in latitude

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Lunar phase, Lunar phase - Mnemonics, Lunar phase - Lunar phase calculation, Lunar phase - Lunar phases 2005-2020, Lunar phase - 2005, Lunar phase - 2006, Lunar phase - 2007, Lunar phase - 2008, Lunar phase - 2009, Lunar phase - 2010, Lunar phase - 2011, Lunar phase - 2012, Lunar phase - 2013, Lunar phase - 2014, Lunar phase - 2015, Lunar phase - 2016, Lunar phase - 2017, Lunar phase - 2018, Lunar phase - 2019, Lunar phase - 2020, Lunar phase - Lunar phases' 2005-2020 time, Lunar phase - Patent

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The Iranian calendar year begins on the midnight between the two consecutive solar noons which include the instant of the Northern spring equinox, when the sun enters the northern hemisphere; in other words, the start of Spring in the northern hemisphere. The calendar consists of twelve months with Persian names. The first six months are 31 days each, the next five 30 days, and the last month has 29 days but 30 days in leap years. The reason the first six months have 31 days and the rest 30, was not a random decision of the designers – it ...

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Iranian calendar, Iranian calendar - Background, Iranian calendar - History of calendar in Persia, Iranian calendar - Details, Iranian calendar - Month Names, Iranian calendar - Calendar seasonal error, Iranian calendar - Calculating the day of the week

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The Iranian calendar year begins on the midnight between the two consecutive solar noons which include the instant of the Northern spring equinox, when the sun enters the northern hemisphere; in other words, the start of Spring in the northern hemisphere. The calendar consists of twelve months with Persian names. The first six months are 31 days each, the next five 30 days, and the last month has 29 days but 30 days in leap years. The reason the first six months have 31 days and the rest 30 was not a random decision by the designers – it h ...

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Iranian calendar, Iranian calendar - Background, Iranian calendar - History of calendar in Persia, Iranian calendar - Details, Iranian calendar - Month Names, Iranian calendar - Calendar seasonal error, Iranian calendar - Calculating the day of the week

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The four cross-quarter festivals (often called 'fire festivals') of Imbolc, Beltaine, Lughnasadh and Samhain are historically authentic and well attested in mediaeval Ireland; they probably derive from the first century Coligny Calendar which, being a lunisolar calendar, does not correspond to fixed days in the solar calendar. The feast of Midwinter was indeed celebrated in England, being derived from the Roman feast of Saturnalia. However, the Wheel of the Year as such is a modern Wiccan construct, combining various traditions ...

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Wheel of the Year, Wheel of the Year - Antiquity of the Wheel, Wheel of the Year - Gregorian months in the wheel of the year, Wheel of the Year - Astrological signs in the wheel of the year

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