Mercury is an evening star. setting N.W. at first, afterwards N.W. by W. Mercury being at greatest elongation on the 24th, and the Moon being absent, there will be perhaps a good occasion in the last week to see it with the naked eye. Sets on Ist at 7.58 p.m.; the 16th at 849 p.m. on the 30t at 833 p.m.
Venus retains its great brilliancy in the first days of the month, and w be seen north of west ouring the even-mig, but becomes' rapidly fainter and sets édrller. Magnitude—42 to—29. Sets on ist at 929 pin; on 16th at $12 pin.
Mats will not be conspicuous this month.
Its magnitude is now 2.0 and it sets nearly in the northwest about 9 O'clock p.m.
(909 on ist, and 849 on 16th).
Jupiter now in the constellation Aries is a morning star, accelerating its rising, which happens now before dawn. on the ist at 258 a.m. on the 16th at 208 am.
Saturn is alo a morning star in the constellation Aries, and rises about Quarter of an hour after Jupiter, on Ist at 317 a.m; on 16th at 215 aum.
Uranus which also has been in the constellation Aries enters now into Taurus and rises about 40 minutes before Saturn: on Ist at 356 am.; on 16th at 3 am.
Neptune is visible in the early evening and sets on Ist at 101 a. on 16th at 0.10 am. It moves in t constellation Leo, 4*N from equator.
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