Will also be evening star throughout the month, setting on the 1st at
5:36, and on the 31st at 6:36 in the evening. It is at its greatest
distance from the sun at 2 p. m. on the 12th. By far the brightest star
in the west after sunset, a failure to recognize it would be almost
impossible. It is the _Hesperus_ of the ancients. On the evening of the
31st it is about seven degrees south and a little west of the moon.