The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 3 (of 3) / Everlasting Calerdar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac - William Hone

There appears to be two hours’ difference every fifteenth day.

Western Traveller’s				Eastern Traveller’s
61	st day will break at	3,	P. M.	61	st day will break at	11.	at night.
76	———	5.		76	———	9.
91	———	7.		91	———	7.

The men would now be together at the other side of the globe, and would see the sun rise at the same moment, but he who had travelled eastward would have seen a day and a night more than the other.

Western Traveller’s					Eastern Traveller’s
106	th day will break at	9,	at night.	106	th day will break at	5,	P. M.
121	———	11.	at night.	121	———	3.	P. M.
136	———	1,	morning.	136	———	1,	noon.
151	———	3.		151	———	11,	A. M.
166	———	5.		166	———	9.
181	———	7.	360 degrees.	181	———	7.

They will now be at the spot where they started from, the western traveller having seen two days and two nights less than the eastern.[516]

N. G. S.

[516] In this way, by hurrying the Jews round the globe at a given rate, their Sabbath might be made to fall upon the same day as the Christians’.