ASTRONOMICAL OCCURRENCES.

THE MOON is near Mars during the morning hours of the 21st. She is near the planets Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn on the morning of the 22nd. She rises on this morning at 10 minutes to 1, and from this time to 4h. a.m she is to the right of Saturn, and after this time she moves to the left of this planet and towards Jupiter; the three planets form a triangle, Jupiter being the highest in the heavens, and nearer to Venus than to Saturn, and she is near Mercury during the evening hours of the 28th, being a little to the right of the planet. The Moon sets on this day at 9h. 9m. and Mercury at 9h. 27m. Her phases or times of change are:

First Quarter on the 5th at 19 minutes after 3h. in the morning.
Full Moon
12th
99
56
99
Last Quarter
18th 18
New Moon
26th
99
4

99

6

99 morning.

9

99

99

2

99

afternoon. afternoon.

before sunrise on the 10th at 2h. 8m. a.m., or 1h. 88m. before the Sun; on the 20th at 1h. 48m. a.m., or 1h. 56m. before sunrise; and on the last day at 1h. 29m. a.m., or 2h. 20m. before sunrise. She is very near Saturn on the 6th, at her greatest brilliancy on the 8th, near Jupiter on the 19th, near the Moon on the 22nd, and at her greatest distance from the Sun ou the 27th.

sunrise; on the 10th at 1h. 27m. a.m., or 2h. 19m. before the Sun; on the MARS is a morning star, rising on the 1st at 1h. 51m. a.m., or 2 hours before oh. 35m. a.m., or 3h. 14m. before sunrise. 20th at 1h. Om. a.m., or 2h. 44m. before sunrise; and on the last day at He is due south on the 1st at 8h. 17m. a.m., on the 15th at 8h. 1m. a.m., and on the last day at 7h. 43m. a m. He is near the Moon on the 21st.

JUPITER is a morning star, rising on the 1st at 2h. 38m. a.m., on the 10th at 2h. 8m. a.m, on the 20th at 1h. 33m, a.m., and on the last day at 1h. Om.

MERCURY is an evening star, setting on the 5th at 9h. 56m. p.m., or 1h. 48m. after sunset, on the 10th at 10h. 5m. p.m., or 1h. 53m. after the Sun; the interval now gradually decreases to 1h. 47m. by the 15th, to 1h. 36m. by the 20th, to 1h. 22m. by the 25th, and to 1h. by the last day, the planet setting on this day at 9h. 18m. p.m. He is at his greatest eastern elongation (25 deg. 3 min.) on the 20th, in his descending node on the 23rd,

and near the Moon on the 28th.

sunrise on these days. He is due south on the 1st at 9h. 59m. a.m on the 15th at 9h. 16m. a.m., and on the 30th at 8h. 29m. a.m. He is near the Moon on the 22nd.

SATURN is a morning star, rising on the 1st at 2h. 37m. a.m., on the 10th at 2h. 4m. a.m., on the 20th at 1h. 27m. a.m., or 2h. 17m. before sunrise; and on the last day at Oh. 49m. a.m., or 3h. before sunrise. He is due south on the 1st at 9h. 42m. a.m, on the 15th at 8h. 52m. a.m., and on the last day at 7h. 59m. a.m. He is near Venus on the 6th, and near the Moon on

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