1 Venus stationary in the heavens, 5 a.m. 2 Moon in apogee, 5 a.m.
4 Venus attains its greatest Northern declination.
5 Venus and Mars in conjunction, 2 a.m.
Venus 7°4 North.
Chinese festival of Pure Brightness", Ch'ing-ming (#98).
6 Mercury in conjunction with the moon, 3pm. Mercury 5°2 South, 8 New moon @, 4.51 p.n.
Annular eclipse of the sun. Visible in North-West China and Siberia, as a partial eclipse, 9 Sun passes North of Saturn's ring-plane. 10 Venus in conjunction with the moon, 2a.m. Venus 8°5 North.
Mars in conjunction with the moon, a.m, Mars 1°5 North.
15 First quarter (moon)), 5.58 p.m. 16 Moon in perigee, 11 p.m.
19 Jupiter in conjunction with the moon, a.m, Jupiter 5°%6 North.
Saturn in conjunction with the moon, 5 p.m. Saturn 5°) North. 20 Sun enters Taurus, 11.33 p.m.
22 Full moon Q, 3.35 p.m.
Total eclipse of the moon, invisible at Shanghai.
23 Venus in inferior conjunction with the sun, 2am, 29 Moon in apogee, midnight.
30 Last quarter (moon) ¢ 11. a.m,
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