MERCURY
Has a direct motion of 52° 59´ 4´´; increase in diameter, one second; on 7th, at 9:00 a. m., 1° 3´ south of Mars; 13th, at 1:00 p. m., in superior conjunction with the sun; 16th, at 8:02 p. m., 1° 37´ south of the moon; 28th, at 4:00 a. m., nearest the sun. On the 1st, 16th and 30th, rises at 6:23, 6:26 and 6:22 a. m. respectively; and sets on same days at 4:51, 6:16 and 7:42 p. m. Can be seen with naked eye on the last few evenings of the month.