heliacal

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And the heliacal risings of Jupiter, as also, indeed, those of the other planets, are shown in almanacs for astrological purposes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

On the ceiling of the Memnonium at Thebes the heliacal rising of Sirius is represented under the form and name of Isis.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard

Dog-days, the name applied by the ancients to a period of about forty days, the hottest season of the year, at the time of the heliacal rising of Sirius, the dog-star.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

They approximated to the truth in reference to the solar year, by observing the equinoxes and solstices and the heliacal rising of particular stars.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements by Lord, John

The heliacal rising of Canopus was also a precursor of the rising of the Nile.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert