MARS

Has from the 1st to 30th a direct motion of 15° 36′ 32″, and although

much reduced in apparent diameter, is still quite a prominent object in

the evening sky, following westward in the wake of Jupiter. His diameter

decreases from 5.6″ to 5.2″. He rises in the forenoon, and sets as

follows, in the evening: On the 1st at 10:47; on the 15th at 10:11; and

on the 30th at 9:31. On the 26th at 5:04 p. m. he is 2° 5′ north of the

moon.

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