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Title: Peace’s Orkney and Shetland almanac [1973]

In: The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 28

Publication details: Victoria University of Wellington Library, Wellington

Part of: The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout

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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 28

March. 1873

DAY OF MOON'S CHANGES. First Quarter.. 6th... 1.25 morn. FULL MOON. 14th... 5.44 morn. Last Quarter 21st ...10.19 after. NEW MOON 28th... 28th 0.54 after. TIME OF HIGH WATER Moon's Age. Week. AT KIRKWALL. AT LERWICK. Morn. Even. Morn. Even. h. m. H. M. H. m. h. m. 1 S 0 1 0 2 0 22 2 2 S 1st Sunday in Lent. [1863. Schooner 'Gipsy' wrecked at Copinshay, William Ballenden, M.D., Stromness, died, 1868. 0 21 0 42 0 42 1 3 3 3 M 1 0 1 20 1 21 1 41 4 4 Tu 1 38 1 59 1 59 2 20 5 5 W 2 18 2 39 2 39 3 0 6 6 Th 3 2 3 25 3 23 3 46 7 7 F 3 55 4 29 4 16 4 40 8 8 S 5 11 5 55 5 32 6 16 9 9 S 2nd Sunday in Lent. (9) The Flugga Rock lighthouse, Shetland, shaken by an earthquake, 1866.—Rizzio murdered, 1566. (10) Prince of Wales married, 1863. The 'Prince Consort' wrecked at Aberdeen, 1863. Diet of Spires, 1529. 6 41 7 20 7 2 7 47 10 10 M 8 6 8 41 8 27 9 2 11 11 Tu 9 6 9 28 9 27 9 49 12 12 W 9 48 10 7 10 9 10 28 13 13 Th 10 24 10 38 10 45 10 59 14 14 F 10 54 11 9 11 15 11 30 15 15 S 11 23 11 37 11 44 11 58 16 16 S 3rd Sunday in Lent. (16) Rev. Archibald Fairley, minister of Lady Parish, Sanday, died, 1866. (17) ST. PATRICK'S DAY. (19) Lucknow taken, 1858. 11 50 0 11 17 17 M 0 4 0 19 0 25 0 40 18 18 Tu 0 35 0 49 0 56 1 10 19 19 W 1 5 1 20 1 26 1 41 20 20 Th 1 37 1 54 1 58 2 15 21 21 F 2 14 2 37 2 35 2 58 22 22 S 3 2 3 31 3 23 3 52 23 23 S 4th Sunday in Lent. Rev. W. Stobbs, Stromness, died, 1863. LADY DAY. Robert Bruce crowned, 1306. George Wishart martd., 1545. 4 7 4 54 4 28 5 15 24 24 M 5 46 6 36 6 7 6 57 25 25 Tu 7 23 8 3 7 44 8 24 26 26 W 8 36 9 3 8 57 9 24 27 27 Th 9 30 9 52 9 51 10 13 28 28 F 10 13 10 34 10 34 10 55 29 29 S 10 54 11 13 11 15 11 34 1 30 S 5th Sunday in Lent. 11 34 11 54 11 55 2 31 M 0 13 0 15 0 34 3 RISING AND SETTING OF THE SUN AT KIRKWALL. Day. h. m. h. m. Day. h. m. h. m. 1st. Rises, 7 10 . Sets, 5 39 16th, Rises 6 17 Sets, 6 14 4th, " 7 2 . " 5 46 20th, " 6 2 " 6 24 8th. " 6 47 . " 5 55 24th, " 5 57 " 6 33 12th, " 6 32 . " 6 4 28th, " 5 52 " 6 43 FOR HIGH WATER AT Peterhead, add 2 h. 45 min. to Kirkwall. Pentland Firth, add 30 min. Lossiemouth, add 2 hours to Kirkwall. Montrose, add 3 hours 45 min.

March. 1873.