MARS.
This planet presents nothing peculiar this month. It will be an evening star, though appearing but a short time after sunset each day. On the 1st it rises at 8:10 a. m., and sets at 5:20 p. m.; on the 16th rises at 7:51 a. m., sets at 5:21 p. m.; on the 30th rises at 7:29 a. m., sets at 5:21 p. m. It has a direct motion of 25° 16′ 2″, and its diameter remains about the same during the month, namely: 4.2″. On the 16th, at 6:48 p. m., is 5° 42′ south of the moon.