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July —continued. 
d. 
h. 
m. 
11 
4 
50 
Saturn in conjunction with the Moon 
Saturn 
5° 21' N. 
11 
15 
Mars in descending node. 
* 
12 
3 
Mercury in conjunction with t j Cancri (mag. = 5*5) 
Mercury 
0° 13' N. 
12 
22 
9 
Mercury in conjunction with Neptune 
Mercury 
1° 55' N. 
15 
15 
18 
Moon in apogee. 
15 
22 
16 
Mars in conjunction with the Moon 
Mars 
5°12'N. 
16 
18 
25 
Moon, first quarter. 
18 
5 
21 
Mercury in conjunction with Saturn 
Mercury 
0 3 26' N. 
24 
5 
Sun enters sign SI Leo. 
24 
8 
35 
Full Moon. 
26 
8 
23 
Uranus in conjunction with the Moon 
Uranus 
5° 52' S. 
27 
5 
Venus in conjunction with ?? Geminorum (mag. 
= 3*2-4*2) 
Venus 
0° 2' N. 
27 
14 
24 
Moon in perigee. 
27 
16 
Mercury in conjunction with a Leonis 
Mercury 
0° 22' S. 
27 
20 
53 
Venus in conjunction with Jupiter 
Venus 
0° 36' S. 
28 
9 
Mercury in descending node. 
31 
1 
14 
Moon, last quarter. 
31 
8 
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun. 
August. 
4 
7 
52 
Jupiter in conjunction with the Moon . . 
Jupiter 
0° 57' N. 
4 
23 
0 
Venus in conjunction with the Moon 
Venus 
1° 27' N. 
5 
22 
Mercury in conjunction with 37 Sextantis (mag. 
= 6-3) . . 
Mercury 
0° 10's. 
6 
2 
Mercury at greatest elongation 
27° 2U E. 
6 
21 
59 
Neptune in conjunction with the Moon 
Neptune 
3° 44' N. 
7 
8 
30 
New Moon. 
7 
15 
Mercury in aphelion. 
7 
19 
25 
Saturn in conjunction with the Moon 
Saturn 
5° 33' N- 
8 
19 
Venus in conjunction with 5 Geminorum (mag. = 3*5) 
Venus 
0° 5'S. 
9 
19 
46 
Mercury in conjunction with the Moon 
Mercury 
3° 2'N. 
12 
2 
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun. 
12 
9 
Moon in apogee. 
13 
14 
2 
Mars in conjunction with the Moon 
.Mars 
3° 42' N. 
14 
10 
Venus in ascending node. 
15 
11 
16 
Moon, first quarter. 
19 
4 
Mercury stationary. 
20 
1 
Uranus in opposition to the Sun. 
22 
15 
54 
Uranus in conjunction with the Moon 
Uranus 
5° 47' S. 
22 
17 
2 
Full Moon. 
24 
10 
Moon in perigee. 
24 
12 
Sun enters sign n k Virgo. 
25 
10 
36 
Venus in conjunction with Neptune 
Venus 
0° 38' N. 
28 
0 
Mercury greatest heliocentric latitude south. 
29 
7 
27 
Moon, last quarter. 
31 
23 
11 
Jupiter in conjunction with the Moon 
Jupiter 
1° 37' N. 
Diagrams op the Sun and Planets. 
The two diagrams (figs. 1 and 2) show the right ascensions and 
the declinations of the Sun and planets. They were prepared by 
Mr. A. C. Gifford, M.A., F.R.A.S., and their use is explained by him as 
follows 
A glance at the accompanying diagrams will give the position of the 
planets in the sky at any time throughout the year. Follow upwards the 
