MERCURY

Will be evening star till the time of its inferior conjunction on the

19th, after which it will be morning star. It appears stationary on

the 6th, and also again on the 28th. On the 19th it is 1° 34′ south of

the moon. Its apparent diameter increases from 8.4″ to 10.4″, and then

diminishes to 7.4″ at the close of the month. It sets on the 1st at 7:08

p. m.; on the 15th at 6:05 p. m.; and rises on the 30th at 4:37 a. m.

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