ASTRONOMICAL NOTES FOR THE MONTH.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 558, 1 April 1876, Page 2

ASTRONOMICAL NOTES FOR THE MONTH.

The aspect of the heavens from 7 to 8 o’clock Is rather pleasing'. Terms is sinking* beneath the western sky, and Jupiter is rising in the eastern— Orion Is verging westward, and the Southern Cross is near the meridian. Venus is approaching her greatest northern declination, and Jupiter his greatest southern. . , , ... The Sun is in the sign Aries, and will be until the 21d, when he enters Taurus. The days are decreasing rapidly. On the Ist the day will be about llh 26m, and on the 15th about lOli 45m. The phases of the Moon will be—First quarter, 2d 3h 43m a m.; full moon, 9d 7h 10m a.m.; last quarter, 17d 8h 8m a.m.; new moon, 24d 6h 34m pm. The moon will be at greatest distance irom the earth Isd 7h a.m., and nearest 27d 3h a.m. Mercury—6d 9h a.m. in greatest heliocentric latitude south; 22d at midnight in superior conjunction with the sun; 24d at midnight in conjunction with the moon. Mercury 3deg 34m south, 25d 9h am. in ascending' node, and on the 29d llh p.m. at nearest distance from the sun. Venus—4d llh a.m. at neaiest distance from the gun; 26d 4h p.m. at greatest heliocentric latitude north; and on the2Bd Ih a.m. in eonjunetion with the moon—Venus 2deg south. Mars is an evening star, not far from Venus in the appearance of the sky, and setting about the same time ; and on the 27d 6h a.m. in conjunction with the moon—Mars 4deg 7min south. Jupiter is an evening star, rising a little after 7 o’clock, and will be visible all night; and on the l2d 5h p.m. will be In conjunction with the moon— Jupiter sdeg 53m north. Saturn is Invisible except a short time before the sun rises, but will be In conjunction with the moon 20d lOh a m.—Saturn odeg42min north. Uranus will be on the meridian about 8h p.m, and on the 23d Ih p.m. stationary. Neptune—23d Ih p.m. in conjunction with the jsun.