The moon’s phases occur in the following order: First quarter, on the
7th, at 6:38 a. m.; full moon on the 13th, at 10:20 p. m.; last quarter
on the 21st, at 3 a. m., and new moon on the 29th, at 7:51 a. m.,
Washington time (or, according to the “new reckoning,” eight minutes and
twelve seconds later in each case). The moon approaches nearest to the
earth on the 12th, at 10:24 a. m., and is farthest away on the 24th, at
10:12 a. m. Its greatest altitude in this latitude will be on the morning
of the 14th, when it will be 60° 53′ above the southern point of our
horizon.