ASTRONOMICAL NOTES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1878.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1243, 1 March 1878, Page 2

ASTRONOMICAL NOTES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1878.

Tbs appearance of the heavens is different from tvbat it TV as last mouth. All the planets, with the esc option pf Mass, have in their progress returned to morning etars. The Sun will be on the equator, "and going north, on xb# 31 - t day sh. a.m. The Sun is in the sign riscoa, and will be until the -let when he enters at winch time day and night will be equal. Jupiter is a very conspicuous object at from three to four o'clock in the morning. The length pf day on the first will he about l2h. 58m., on the 10th about 12h. 32min., on the 20th about 1-h. 2m., and on the 30th about llh. Sim. Tlio Sun will be on Iho moridau, or due north ot Christ.hurch alter mid-day on the Ist, 12m. 33sec., on the 10th about 10m. 37sec., on the 20th about 7m. 35sec., and on the 30th about 4m. 32sec. The Moon, iu the course ot her monthly circuit, ■will pass on the 3rd to the south of Venus, on the 8 , nie day to the north of Mercury, on the sth to the north of Saturn, on the 10th to t e north of Mars, on the 2Sth to the south of Jupiter, and on the 3°th to the eon h of Venus. On the same amjmlug Venus will be at ereatost brilliancy. The Moon will be at greatest distance from the earth on the evening Of theitu at 10b. p.m., and nearest to ■it midnight on the 18th. , Thep'oraes or tinm* of changes of the Moon for ebe mont b vrili be as follows New Moon on the 4tb, at 18m. pe,at 2 in the afwi*. !80 |r*tqwt9ro&t&fll2tb,|it 31m. past 3 ia thu af, j?uii fi» th» IWv W* I is

Last quarter on the 26th, at 20m. past 5 in the oming. Mercury isamorningstar, an 6 will he throughout the month. On the Ist he rises about one hour before the Sun, ami on the 15th about h» minutes. Ou the 3rd, 7h. iv.m., he will be in conjunction with the Moon, distant 2d eg. 18miu. south. lid.4h. a.m., in greatest heliocsutric latitude south. ISd. ih. a.m. in conjunction with Saturn, distant only Odeg. 17min. north. 2UI. 3h. p.m. in superior conjunction with the Sun ; and on the 30th day 3h. a.m. ho will he in ascending node Venus is a morning star, and on the first dayrisos about 4h 50min. a.ni. id. 6h. p.m. iugrentest heliocentric latitude north. 2d. lib. p.m. in conjunction with ihe Moon, distant Sdeg. 47min. north. I2d. lOh. p.m. stationary. 30d. Ih. p.m. again in conjunction with the Moon, distant Sdeg. SOmin. north, and on the 29th day at greatest brilliancy and at greatest distance from the Sun. Mars is an evening star, setting about 12min. past 9 o’clock, having very high northern declination. On the 10th day ih. p.m. will be in conjunction with the Moon, distant 4deg. 16min. south Jupiter is a very brilliant object in early morning, rising about 2h. a.m., bearing 21deg. south of east. 28d. Bb. a.m. will be in conjunction with the Moon, distant Idog. 31min. north. Saturn may still he called an evening star, setting about 32min. after the Sun, bearing odeg. south of west; on the sth day at noon will be in conjunction with the Moon, distant Sdeg. Bmin. south, aud Ikl. sh. a.m. will ho in conjunction with the Sun. Uranus will be on the meridian about llh p.m., having 13deg. north declination. Neptune will be on the meridian about 3b. p.m., having lldeg. north declination.