The Financial Reform Almanack for 1887

This year is the 6,600th from the Creation of the World, according to the Julian Period; the 5,648th (commencing Monday, September 19th) according to the Hebrew calculation; and the 7,395th of the Byzantine Era. It is the 1,305th of the Mohammedan Era, the Hegira, or Flight of Mahomet to Mecca (commencing on September 19th); the Ramadan, or month's fast of his followers, commences on Tuesday, May 24th, 1887.

Quarters of the Year.—Greenwich Time.

Spring Quarter begins	March 20, at 10.19 p.m.
Summer Quarter begins	June 21, at 6.27 p.m.
Autumn Quarter begins	September 23, at 8.54 a.m.
Winter Quarter begins	December 22, at 3.5 p.m.

Eclipses.

During the year 1887 there will be two eclipses of the Sun and two of the Moon. The first is a partial eclipse of the Moon on February 8th. The second an annular eclipse of the Sun on February 22nd and 23rd, neither of these being visible in Great Britain. The third, a partial eclipse of the Moon on 3rd August, is visible; and the fourth, a total eclipse of the Sun on 19th August, will be only partly visible as a partial eclipse.

Law Sittings.

Hilary Sittings	begin Jan. 1	end April 6
Easter Sittings	begin April 19	end May 27
Trinity Sittings	begin June 7	end Aug. 12
Michaelmas Sittings	begin Oct. 24	end Dec. 21

University Terms.

Oxford.
Lent	begins Jan. 14	ends April 2
Easter	begins April 13	ends May 27
Trinity	begins May 28	ends July 9
Michaelmas	begins Oct. 10	ends Dec. 17

Cambridge.
Lent	begins Jan. 8	ends Mar. 27
Easter	begins April 18	ends June 24
Michaelmas	begins Oct. 1	ends Dec. 19

Hebrew Calendar.

Year 5647.			Year 1887.
Month.	Day.		Day	Month.
Tebet	10.	Fast of Tebet	6	January
Shebat	1.	New Moon	26	January
Adar	1.	New Moon	25	February
Adar	14.	Purim	10	March
Nisan	1.	New Moon	26	March
Nisan	15.	Passover	9	April
Iyar	1.	New Moon	25	April
Iyar	18.	33rd of Omer	12	May
Sivan	1.	New Moon	24	May
Sivan	6.	Sebuot	29	May
Tamuz	1.	New Moon	23	June
Tamuz	18.	Fast of Tamuz	10	July
Ab	1.	New Moon	22	July
Ab	10.	Fast of Ab.	31	July
Ellul 5648		New Moon	21	August
Tishri	1.	New Year	19	Sept.
Tishri	3.	Fast of Gedaliah	21	Sept.
Tishri	10.	Kipur	28	Sept.
Tishri	15.	Feast of Tabernacles	3	October
Tishri	21.	Hosana Raba	9	October.
Tishri	22.	Eighth Day	10	October.
Tishri	23.	The Law	11	October.
Heshvan	1.	New Moon	19	October.
Kislev	1.	New Moon	17	Nov.
Kislev	25.	Hanuca	11	Dec.
Tebet	1.	New Moon	16	Dec.
Tebet	9-10	Fast of Tebet	24-5 1888	Dec.
Shebat		New Moon	14	January.

Common Notes, Festivals, Fasts, and Anniversaries.

Golden Number		7
Epact		6
Solar Cycle		20
Roman Indiction		15
Dominical Letter		B
Epiphany	Jan.	6
Septuagesima Sunday	Feb.	6
Shrove Sunday	Feb.	20
Ash Wednesday	Feb.	23
1st Sunday in Lent	Feb.	27
Palm Sunday	April	3
Good Friday	April	8
Easter Sunday	April	10
Bank Holiday (Monday)	April	11
Low Sunday	April	17
Rogation Sunday	May	15
Ascension Day	May	19
Birthday of Queen Victoria (1819)	May	24
Pentecost, or Whit Sunday	May	29
Bank Holiday (Monday)	May	30
Trinity Sunday	June	5
Corpus Christi	June	9
Accession of Queen Victoria (1837)	June	20
Proclamation of Queen Victoria	June	21
Midsummer Day	June	24
Bank Holiday (Monday)	Aug.	1
Michaelmas Day	Sept.	29
Birthday of the Prince of Wales (1841)	Nov.	9
Birthday of the Princess Royal (1840)	Nov.	21
1st Sunday in Advent	Nov.	27
Christmas Day (Sunday)	Dec.	25
Bank Holiday (Monday)	Dec.	26

Tidal Constants of Ports and Places in the United Kingdom.

The Time of High Water

At the following Ports and Places may be approximately found by Adding to the time of High Water at London Bridge the hours and minutes annexed. When the sum is more than 12 hours, the excess will be understood to be the tide after noon or midnight.

Example.—Required the time of High Water at Penzance, January 15th. morn.

High Water, London Bridge, January 15th	540 morn.
Add Tide Constant for Penzance	255
High Water at Penzance, January 15	8 35 morn.

Add to London Bridge.
	Hour.	Minutes.
Aberdeen	11	10
Ayr	10	11
Bantry	2	27
Barrow	9	20
Belfast	9	9
Boston	5	2
Bridgewater	6	14
Brighton	9	18
Bristol	5	26
Cardiff	5	11
Chatham	11	11
Cork	3	34
Cowes	8	52
Cowes	9	52
Devonport	4	2
Dover	9	9
Drogheda	9	28
Dublin	9	39
Dumfries	10	17
Dundalk	9	24
Dundee	0	46
Falmouth	3	19
Fleetwood	9	27
Galway	3	13
Glasgow	11	30
Goole	5	31
Greenock	10	29
Greenwich	11	45
Grimsby	3	38
Hartlepool	1	35
Harwich	10	3
Haverfordwest	5	4
Holyhead	8	31
Hull	4	32
Inverness	10	37
Ipswich	10	32
Jersey (Rozel)	4	25
Kinsale	3	19
Kirkcudbright	9	28
Kirkwall	8	23
Leith	0	32
Limerick	4	47
Liverpool	9	37
Londonderry	6	32
Margate	9	42
Maryport	9	42
Middlesboro	2	2
Milford	4	19
Montrose	11	37
Morecambe	9	41
Newcastle-on-Tyne	1	54
Newport	5	24
Newry	10	8
Peel	9	29
Pembroke	4	34
Penzance	2	55
Perth	1	51
Peterhead	10	43
Plymouth	3	55
Port Glasgow	10	39
Portsmouth Offing	9	26
Ramsey	9	32
Ramsgate	9	40
Ryde	9	26
Scarborough	2	15
Sheerness	10	36
Shields	1	31
Southampton	8	38
Southampton	10	53
Stockton	2	47
Sunderland	1	30
Swansea	4	19
Tenby	4	3
Tynemouth	1	28
Waterford	4	37
Westport	3	37
Wexford	5	49
Weymouth	5	T2
Whitby	1	50
Whitehaven	9	30
Wick	9	36
Wicklow	8	55
Yarmouth (gt. road)	7	10
Yarmouth (outside)	8	25