The dates are referred to the Julian style.

The Roman hours are reckoned from sunset and sunrise.

The modern hours are given in true solar time.

The Roman hours are given at the head of the columns, in Roman numerals. The modern hours are in ordinary numerals. Two examples will explain the use of the Table.

Division of the Night on the 16th of August.—To obtain it, we seek the date in the indicating column on the left, entitled Nights. We conclude from the line opposite: at 7h. 11m., sunset, beginning of the first hour and of the first watch; at 9h. 36m., end of the first watch and beginning of the second; at 12h. 0m. it is midnight, the second watch ends, the third begins; at 2h. 24m., end of the third watch, beginning of the fourth; at 4h. 49m. the sun rises, and the fourth watch ends.

Division of the Day on the 16th of August.—We seek the date in the indicating column to the right, entitled Days. We conclude from the line opposite: at 4h, 49m., sunrise, beginning of the first hour; the third hour ends at 8h. 25m.; the sixth, hour at noon; the ninth at 3h. 35m.; at 7h. 11m, the sun sets.

At the summer solstice, each watch embraces two of our hours; in the winter solstice, it embraces four.

1ST WATCH2ND WATCH 3RD WATCH 4TH WATCH DAYS
NIGHTSI. II.III. IV. V. VI.VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII.
H M H MH M H M H M H M HM H M H M H M H M H M H M
June 258 1 8 419 2010 010 401120 120 040 120 2 0 240 319 359December 23
July 5June 15758 8 399 19 95910 401120 120 040 120 2 1 241 321 4 2Jan. 1Dec. 14
July 16June 4751 8 339 14 95610 371119 120 041 123 2 4 246 327 4 9Jan. 11Dec. 4
July 26May 25741 8 419 7 95110 341117 120 043 126 2 9 253 336 419Jan. 21Nov. 25
Aug. 5May 15728 8 138 59 94410 291115 120 045 131 216 3 1 347 432Jan. 31Nov. 15
Aug. 16May 4711 8 08 48 93610 241112 120 048 136 224 312 4 0 449Feb. 10Nov. 5
Aug. 26April 24655 7 468 37 92710 1811 9 120 051 142 233 323 414 5 5Feb. 20Oct. 26
Sept. 5April 13637 7 318 25 91910 1311 6 120 054 147 241 335 429 523Mar. 2Oct. 16
Sept. 16April 2618 7 158 12 9 910 611 3 120 057 154 251 348 445 542Mar. 13Oct. 6
Sept. 26Mar. 236 0 7 08 0 9 010 011 0 120 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0Mar. 23Sept. 26
Oct. 6Mar. 12542 6 457 48 851 9 541057 120 1 3 2 6 3 9 412 515 618April 2Sept. 15
Oct. 16Mar. 2523 6 297 35 841 9 471054 120 1 6 213 319 425 531 637April 13Sept. 5
Oct. 25Feb. 215 6 6 157 24 833 9 421051 120 1 9 218 327 436 545 654April 23Aug. 26
Nov. 4Feb. 11449 6 17 13 825 9 361048 120 112 224 335 447 559 711May 3Aug. 16
Nov. 14Feb. 1433 5 487 2 817 9 311046 120 114 229 343 458 612 727May 14Aug. 6
Nov. 24Jan. 22419 5 366 58 810 9 271043 120 117 233 350 5 7 624 741May 24July 27
Dec. 3Jan. 124 9 5 286 46 8 5 9 231042 120 118 237 355 514 632 751June 3July 17
Dec. 13Jan. 24 2 5 226 41 8 1 9 211040 120 120 239 359 519 638 758June 14July 6
December 23359 5 206 40 8 0 9 201040 120 120 240 4 0 520 640 8 1 June 25
NIGHTSI. II. II.I. IV. V. V.I.VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. DAYS

APPENDIX C.
NOTE ON THE ANCIENT COINS COLLECTED IN THE EXCAVATIONS AT ALISE.