almanac

Sporadic dialogue, like a wedding speech and a game show segment, is intended to represent an almanac of data, submitted by paying members of the public, that creates “the definition” of humanity.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

Although neither almanac will share the details of its formula, both are open about what goes into their predictions.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 10, 2023

It’s a lot easier to type “when is the next full moon” into Google than to whip out a dusty almanac or follow Instagram influencers that make learning about your natal chart fun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023

The oldest southern resident, a female known as L25, is estimated to have been born in 1928 — her body a living almanac of nearly a century of humanity’s runoff.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

“I’d best write down the birthday so I don’t forget. Everybody likes to get a card on their birthday, what? Hand me my almanac, would you, Old Tim?”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

They read popular almanacs, and learned and admired the intricacies of orreries—mechanical models of the celestial sphere—that they flocked to view at numerous colleges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

But the distinction is perhaps becoming fuzzier as the almanacs face the rise of seasonal forecasts produced directly by weather forecasting companies and governmental agencies.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 10, 2023

Astrology endured only in the publication of monthly or annual almanacs.

From National Geographic ● Aug. 24, 2023

Those who need some calming reading at this point in time should consider The Old Farmer’s Almanac — which informs the Beltway that the brand new 2023 almanacs are “shipping now.”

From Washington Times ● May 1, 2023

He was summoned to Graz, in Austria, to teach secondary school mathematics, and began a little later to prepare astronomical and meteorological almanacs and to cast horoscopes.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan