Continues to be evening star, coming to the meridian on the 1st, 15th and
30th, at 7:04, 6:13 and 5:20 p. m., and setting on the 2d, 16th, and May
1st at 2:24, 1:32 and 12:38 a. m. His motion, which is direct, amounts
during the month to 4° 27′ 33″. His diameter diminishes from 37.8″ to
34.6″, an indication that our distance from him is increasing. On the 3d,
at 1:52 p. m., he is 6° north of the moon; and on the 14th, at 7:00 p.
m., 90° west of the sun.