ASTRONOMICAL NOTES FOR THE MONTH (MARCH).

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 838, 1 March 1877, Page 2

ASTRONOMICAL NOTES FOR THE MONTH (MARCH).

The evening, the midnight, and the morning appearances of the heavens are interesting and instructive. Interesting’, as they furnish the mind with exalted ideas of the power and majesty of the great Creator—instructive, as they present to us the Order and regularity which pervade the mechanism ot the heavens. Jupiter and Mars are in juxtaposition, being on the 2nd instant at 2h a.m, not more than halt a degree distant. Venus rises about four o’clock, and pievious to the rising ot the sun is very brilliant. Jupiter sets soon after 3h a.m. Saturn is altogether invisible, rising and setting at nearly the same time as the sun. The sun is in the algn Pisces, and will be until about the 21st, when he enters Aries, and there will be equal day and night. The length of day on the Ist will be about 13n. and on the 15th about 12h Bm. The Phases of the Moon will be— Last Quarter 6d 9h 32m a.m. New Moon lod 2h 24ra p.m. First Quarter 23d oh 40m a.m. Full Moon 29d 5h 19m p.m. The Moon will be at greatest distance from the earth lod lb a.m., and nearest to27d 4h a.m. Mercury, 3d 9h p.m, will be at greatest distance from the Sun, 13d 8h will be In conjunction with the Moon. Mercury, 1 deg 35min South, 19d 9h p.m. in conjunction with Saturn. Mercury Odeg 37m South, 24d 0h a.m. at greatest heliocentric latitude South, and on 26d 2h p.m. in conjunction with Venus. Mercury Odeg 41m South. Venus, 7a 7h p m, will be at greatest distance from the Sun, 14d 9h a.m. in conjunction with the Moon. Venus Ideg 24m South, 16d 9h p.m. in conjunction with Saturn. Venus Odeg 20m North, and on 30d 7h a.m. at greatest heliocentric latitude South. Mars rises about midnight, and is visible sunrise, 2d2h a.m. In conjunction with Jupiter. Mars Odeg 33m South, and du 8d 8h p.m, in conjunction with the Moon. Mars 4deg 36ru North. Jupiter,Bd Ih p.m. will be in conjunction with the Moou. Jupiter sdeg 23m North, and on the 23d nh a.m in quadrature with the Sum Saturn, Id 2h pm. will be in conjunction with the Sun, and on the l4d 3h p.m. in conjunction with the Moon. The Sun will be eclipsed on the 15d (see eclipses). Uranus will be on the Meridian about lOh 50m p.m,having 15deg of North declination. Neptune will be on the Meridiim about 3h 20m p.m, having lldeg of North declination.