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the same time with the dial. The shortest days in the year are from the 17th to the 4thy. 
both inclusive: on these, the sun rises at eight minutes past eight in the morning, and sets ag 
many gminutes before four in the afternoon. e i ior 
During the course of the present month, there will happen several celestial phenomena, 
well worthy the attention of the curious. On the 7th, the moon, 1be 41m. after her rising, 
will occult 1 CX of the Crab, a star of the fourth magnitude. It will vanish behind the 
moon’senlightened disk at 10h, 152m. apparent time, or at 10h, 73m. clock time; and the 
emersion, or re-appearance of the star from behind the dark edge of the moon, will be at 10h. 
484m. apparent time, or at 10h. 404m. clock time. On the 29th the moon will occult the 
, astar of the third magnitude, in the right eye of the Bull, situated only 2° 53’ 25” to the 
north, and 1° 19’ 43’ to the west, of that nogable one, the Q&, in the Bull’s left eye, other= 
wise named Aldebaran. The immersion will take place at the dark edge of the moon at 20 
minutes past 12 night, apparent time, which is at 223 minutes past 12, mean time; and the 
emersion from behind the bright edge of the moon will be at 1 h. 37m. in the morning of 
the 30th, apparent time, or at 1h. 393m. meantime, The above oceultations will, if the 
weather permit, make a beautiful appearance through a good telescope. The ful] moon wilk 
take place at 55 minutes past 3,in the morning of the 4d; and the new moon will be at 36 
minutes past 1, in the afternoon of the 17th. There will also be some visible immersions 
and emersions of Jupiter’s satellites into and out of his shadow, which wil] take place at a 
considerable distance from the planet’s eastern side. Only the emersions of the first satel- 
fite can be observed this month by the inbabitants of the earth. Those which will be visible 
at Lundon happen as follows: the 2d day, at 5h, 44m. 41s. evening 5 the 9th, at 7h. 57m. 
43s. evening; the 16th, at 9h. 33m. 414s. night; and the 25th, at Sh. 58m. 37s. evening. 
The visible emersions of the second satellite will be on the 10th, at 5h. 17m, 29s. evening 5 
and onthe 17th, at 7h. 53m, 11s. night. The visible ernersion of the third satellite will be 
on the 10th, at 5h. 59m. 58s. only 42% minutes after a visible emersion of the second; and 
the visible immersion, the 17th, at 7h. 1m. 25s. evening, 512 minutes sooner than the visi- . 
ble emeysion of the second, ‘The visible immersion of the fourth satellite will be on the even- 
ing of the 12th, at 5h. 22m. 2s 5 and the visible subsequent emersion at 8h. 48m, 59s. the 
same evening. During the first fortnight of the month, Mercury may be seen in the morns 
ing, for on the Ist/he rises full 2h. 4m, and onthe 14th, 1h. 43m. before the sun, On the 
2d, this planet will be nearly in a right fine with the & of the Balance, of the 2d, and the y 
vef the Balance; of the 3d magnitude. The two stars will form the extremity ef an imaginary 
Hine containing an angle of about 11 degrees, and Mercury may be found.at about 8 degrees 
somewhat below a straight Jine towards the y, or about 3 degrees from the y towards the a. 
Bat on the 6th, the planet will have moved so as to form nearly a right-angled triangle with 
the two stars, Mercury and the y forming the perpendicular, containing an angle of about two 
degrees, the planet being nearest to the horizon. “On the 12th, at seven in the morning, 
Mercury may be seen within 36 minutes of a degree to the north of the bright star of the 
Scorpien, named 2, of the second magnitude. Venus may be seen in the evening during the 
whole month, and particularly towards the latter end; for on the 51st she will not set till 
5 minutes past 7, that is, 3h. 10m. after the sun. Mars may be seen every morning from 
one oclock till sun-rise.- On the 12th he will be in conjunction with ‘the a in the Virgin, 
a star of the third magnitude, when the difference of latitude will only be 56 minntes of a 
degree; and on the 23d he will be in conjunction with the y in the Virgin, another star of 
the third magnitude, when the difference of latitude will be only 44 minutes of a degree, the 
planet being to the south in this instance, as was the star in the former one. Jupiter may be 
seen every cveriing in the SW, in that part of the constellation of Aquarius which is between 
9 and 14 degrees of the zodiacal sign Pisces. Saturn, in the beginning of the month, will be 
too near the sun to be observed; but from the middle to’the latter end he may be seen every 
favourable morning, a little before sun-rise, in the $.E. With a good glass, the Georgium 
Sidus may be seen every clear morning towards the east. On the ist, the planet’s longitude 
‘will be 5° 4’ Jess, and latitude only 52 more, north, than the bright star in the south scale of 
the Balance, of the second magnitude, named 2; and on the 31st, the difference of longitude 
will be only 3° 35’, 2nd of latitude 5’, the star, as in the beginning of the month, being more 
alvaneedin longitude, and nearer to the ecliptic, than the planet. ; 
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