(Together with Venus) makes this month’s mornings brilliant. Rising on
the 1st at 2:26, on the 16th at 1:44, and on the 31st at 12:57 a. m.; and
his diameter increasing from 31″ to 32.2″, makes each stay appear longer
and each return brighter. His motion is direct and equals 4° 56′ 51″. On
the 6th, at 11:00 a. m. he is 1° 15′ north of Venus; and on the 14th, at
11:57 a. m., 4° 42′ north of the moon.