229. The annexed Table shews how much the Sun is faster or slower than the clock ought to be, so far as the difference depends upon the obliquity of the Ecliptic; of which the Signs of the first and third quadrants are at the head of the Table, and their Degrees at the left hand; and in these the Sun is faster than the Clock: the Signs of the second and fourth quadrants are at the foot of the Table, and their degrees at the right hand; in all which the Sun is slower than the Clock: so that entering the Table with the given Sign of the Sun’s place at the head of the Table, and the Degree of his place in that Sign at the left hand; or with the given Sign at the foot of the Table, and Degree at the right hand; in the Angle of meeting is the number of minutes and seconds that the Sun is faster or slower than the clock: or in other words, the quantity of time in which the real Sun, when in that part of the Ecliptic, comes sooner or later to the Meridian than the fictitious Sun in the Equator. Thus, when the Sun’s place is ♉ Taurus 12 degrees, he is 9 minutes 49 seconds faster than the clock; and when his place is ♋ Cancer 18 degrees, he is 6 minutes 2 seconds slower. +---------------------------------------------+ | _Sun faster than the Clock in_ | +---------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ | | ♈ | ♉ | ♊ | 1st Q. | | | ♎ | ♏ | ♐ | 3d Q. | + +--------+--------+--------+--------+ | Degrees | ʹ ʺ | ʹ ʺ | ʹ ʺ | Deg. | +---------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ | 0 | 0 0 | 8 24 | 8 46 | 30 | | 1 | 0 20 | 8 35 | 8 36 | 29 | | 2 | 0 40 | 8 45 | 8 25 | 28 | | 3 | 1 0 | 8 54 | 8 14 | 27 | | 4 | 1 19 | 9 3 | 8 1 | 26 | | 5 | 1 39 | 9 11 | 7 49 | 25 | | 6 | 1 59 | 9 18 | 7 35 | 24 | | 7 | 2 18 | 9 24 | 7 21 | 23 | | 8 | 2 37 | 9 31 | 7 6 | 22 | | 9 | 2 56 | 9 36 | 6 51 | 21 | | 10 | 3 16 | 9 41 | 6 35 | 20 | | 11 | 3 34 | 9 45 | 6 19 | 19 | | 12 | 3 53 | 9 49 | 6 2 | 18 | | 13 | 4 11 | 9 51 | 5 45 | 17 | | 14 | 4 29 | 9 53 | 5 27 | 16 | | 15 | 4 47 | 9 54 | 5 9 | 15 | | 16 | 5 4 | 9 55 | 4 50 | 14 | | 17 | 5 21 | 9 55 | 4 31 | 13 | | 18 | 5 38 | 9 54 | 4 12 | 12 | | 19 | 5 54 | 9 52 | 3 52 | 11 | | 20 | 6 10 | 9 50 | 3 32 | 10 | | 21 | 6 26 | 9 47 | 3 12 | 9 | | 22 | 6 41 | 9 43 | 2 51 | 8 | | 23 | 6 55 | 9 38 | 2 30 | 7 | | 24 | 7 9 | 9 33 | 2 9 | 6 | | 25 | 7 23 | 9 27 | 1 48 | 5 | | 26 | 7 36 | 9 20 | 1 27 | 4 | | 27 | 7 49 | 9 13 | 1 5 | 3 | | 28 | 8 1 | 9 5 | 0 43 | 2 |