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constellation primarily north of the zodiac but with a small corner between Scorpius and Sagittarius; Orion (ORI), a constellation whose northern limit first reaches the zodiac between Taurus and Gemini; and Sextans (SEX), which lies south of the zodiac except for a corner that just touches it near Leo.
     
    8. The last column gives the Moon’s Age, which is the number of days since the previous new Moon. (The average length of the lunar month is 29.53 days.)
     
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    For explanations of Almanac terms, see the Astronomical Glossary [>] , the Tidal Glossary [>] , and the Glossary of Almanac Oddities [>] .
     
    PREDICTING EARTHQUAKES
    Note the dates in the Right-Hand Calendar Pages when the Moon rides high or runs low. The date of the high begins the most likely 5-day period of earthquakes in the Northern Hemisphere; the date of the low indicates a similar 5-day period in the Southern Hemisphere. Also noted are the 2 days each month when the Moon is on the celestial equator, indicating the most likely time for earthquakes in either hemisphere.
     
    Throughout the Right-Hand Calendar Pages are groups of symbols that represent notable celestial events. The symbols and names of the psincipal planets and aspects are:
     

     
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    Earth at Perihelion and Aphelion
     
    Perihelion: January 4, 2015. Earth will be 91,401,423 miles from the Sun. Aphelion: July 6, 2015. Earth will be 94,506,589 miles from the sun.
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    2015 Calendar Highlights
     
    MOVABLE RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES
     
    Septuagesima Sunday: February 1
    Shrove Tuesday: February 17
    Ash Wednesday: February 18
    Palm Sunday: Maoch 29
    Good Friday: April 3
    First day of Passover: April 4
    Easter: April 5
    Orthodox Easter: April 12
    Rogation Sunday: May 10
    Ascension Day: May 14
    Whitsunday-Pentecost: May 24
    Trinity Sunday: May 31
    Corpus Christi: June 7
    First day of Ramadan: June 18
    Rosh Hashanah:September 14
    Yom Kippur: September 23
    First Sunday of Advent: November 29
    First day of Chanukah: December 7
     
    CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES
     
    Dominical Letter: D
    Epact: 10
    Golden Number (Lunar Cycle): 2
    Rom an Indiction: 8
    Solar Cycle: 8
    Year of Julian Period: 6728
     
    ERAS

Calendar: November 2014
    The Eleventh Month
     
    SKY WATCH Mercury has its best morning star apparition during the first 10 days of the month, 10 degrees above the eastern horizon 40 minutes before sunrise. With Venus and Saturn gone and Mars dim and low in Sagittarius, the action shifts to reappearing, brightening Jupiter, now in Leo, where the planet rises at around 11:00 P.M. in midmonth and is visible for more than half the night. The Moon is to its right on the 13th. Also at midmonth, Orion rises by 9:00 P.M., with Sirius, the Dog Star, up an hour later, introducing the brilliant stars of the cold season. A crowd surrounds the Sun on the 22nd: the Moon, Saturn, Mercury, and Venus, all tightly clustered but unseen in the solar glare.
     

     

     
    November Hath 30 Days
     
    November, month of mornings misty-bright
With golden light.
    –
Mortimer Collins
     

     
    Farmer’s Calendar
     
    The old New England saying, “Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice,” is definitely an understatement. As anyone who has processed their own firewood knows, the activity warms you many more times than that: Once the tree is felled, it must be cut to length, split, stacked, covered, and then carried into the house daily. Certainly with chainsaws and power splitters, today’s woodcutters have it easier than their ancestors, but they still work hard.
    Putting up your own firewood saves money, but as most wood enthusiasts will tell you, it is rewarding in other ways, too. Many folks enjoy cutting wood for the exercise and the chance to spend time outdoors. Some do it to help the environment: Not only is wood a renewable energy source, but also burning it responsibly may contribute less to global warming than using oil, coal, or natural gas. Woody plants take in