Offers nothing special this month, except as noted, its interference
with the sun’s light. Her phases will occur in the following order: 1st
quarter, on the 4th, at 8:25 a. m.; full moon on 11th, at 2:32 p. m.;
last quarter on 19th, at 6:05 p. m., and new moon on 27th, at 12:39 p.
m. In case we have failed to set our clock by the sun, we may do so by
the moon, which will cross the meridian on the 1st, at 3:36 p. m.; on the
15th, at 2:37 a. m., and on the 31st, at 4:20 p. m. On the 16th, at 11:18
p. m., she will be furthest from the earth; on the 28th, at 8:18 p. m.,
nearest the earth; and on the 4th, farthest from the horizon; that is in
latitude 41° 30′, the elevation is 67° 19′.
Inferior Planets.
Inferior planets are those whose orbits are inside that of the earth. The
first, whose mean distance from the sun may be put down as thirty-five
millions of miles, is called