The Archive · 1920

CHINA'S SKIES FOR DECEMBER

3 Last quarter (moon) ¢, 0.15 am.

Jupiter in conjunction with the moon, 5 pan. Jupiter 5°3 N.

Mercury at greatest elongation West, 4 Saturn in conjunction with the moon, 5 a.m. Satur 5° $N.

6 Occultation of Spica Virginis, 5.26 a.m. 8 Mercury in conjunction with'the moon, 11 p.m. Mercury 0.°3 N.

10 New moon @, 5.50 p.m.

Jupiter in quadrature, 4 p.m.

13 moon in apogee, 1 p.m. About 252,600 miles away from the earth.

4 Venus in conjunction with the moon, 2 p.m. Venus 7.°4 6 Mars in conjunction with the moon, 2 pam. Mars 6.°6 8.

17 Saturn in quadrature, 1 a.m.

18 First quarter (moon) D, 10.26 p.m. 22 Sun enters the sign Capricornus, 11.17 a.m. Winter Solstice.

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