Will be eclipsed on the 16th, first contact taking place in longitude 136° 49.3´ west and latitude 13° 25.3´ north, at 8:26 p. m., Washington mean time; and the last contact in longitude 32° 58.3´ west and latitude 49° 0.8´ north, at 1:22 a. m. on the 17th. The central eclipse will begin in longitude 156° 39.5´ west and latitude 35° 54.5´ north at 9:48 p. m., and end in longitude 15° 4.6´ west, latitude 71° 24.1´ north, at 12:00, midnight. The path of the central eclipse in North America will be about 35 miles wide, and will take a northeasterly course from a point near Cape Mendocino on the western coast of California, and will embrace Weaverville, Cal., Idaho and Boise cities in Idaho; Bannock City and Gallatin, Montana; cross the boundary line between the United States and the British Possessions in longitude about 105° west; pass through the central part of Hudson’s Bay; cross Hudson Strait, Davis’s Strait, and Greenland, ending as above in longitude 15° 4.6´ west, latitude 71° 24.1´ north. As this is an annular eclipse, the shadow of the moon being too short to reach the earth, parties located in the path named will see the edge of the sun like a bright ring around the dark shadow of the moon. Persons outside of this path will see the sun more or less eclipsed, dependent on their position. The beginning and end of the eclipse at a number of places in the United States is given below, in the local time of the cities mentioned: Bangor, Me., begins at 12:48 p. m., ends at 3:23 p. m.; Concord, N. H., begins at 12:32 and ends at 3:07 p. m.; at Montpelier, Vt., lasts from 12:26 to 3:03 p. m.; Boston, Mass., from 12:36 to 3:09 p. m.; Providence, R. I., from 12:33 to 3:05 p. m.; Hartford, Conn., from 12:25 to 2:58 p. m.; New York, 12:17 to 2:50 p. m.; Trenton, N. J., 12:13 to 2:45; Pittsburgh, Pa., 11:38 a. m. to 2:18 p. m.; Wilmington, Del., from 12:07 to 2:40 p. m.; Charleston, S. C., from 11:37 a. m. to 2:04 p. m.; Columbus, Ohio, 11:20 a. m. to 2:01 p. m.; Detroit, Mich., 11:21 a. m. to 2:04 p. m.; Indianapolis, Ind., 11:02 a. m. to 1:45 p. m.; Chicago, Ill., 10:55 a. m. to 1:40 p. m.; Jefferson City, Mo., 10:24 a. m. to 1:09 p. m.; Lawrence, Kan., 10:07 a. m. to 12:52 p. m.; Omaha, Neb., 10:04 a. m. to 12:51 p. m.; St. Paul, Minn., 10:26 a. m. to 1:13 p. m.; Des Moines, Ia., 10:18 a. m. to 1:04 p. m.; Janesville, Wis., 10:47 a. m. to 1:33 p. m.; Santa Fé, New Mex., 8:59 to 11:49 a. m.; Wheeling, W. Va., 11:32 a. m. to 2:13 p. m.; Washington, D. C., 11:58 a. m. to 2:31 p. m.; Louisville, Ky., 11:03 a. m. to 1:44 p. m.; Denver, Col., 9:10 a. m. to 12:01 p. m.; Bismarck, Dakota, 9:44 a. m. to 12:33 p. m.; New Orleans, La., 10:28 a. m. to 1:08 p. m. Our usual notes for the sun are as follows: Rises on the 1st at 6:33; on the 16th, at 6:09; and on the 30th, at 5:45 a. m.; and sets on the corresponding days at 5:51, 6:10 and 6:22 p. m. respectively. Spring begins on the 20th at 5:21 a. m.; northward movement, 12° 6´.
THE MOON
Will be partially eclipsed on the 30th, entering the earth’s shadow at 9:50 a. m. and leaving it at 1:02 p. m. Magnitude of the eclipse, .886. As the moon does not rise with us on this date till between 6:00 and 7:00 p. m. it is evident that the eclipse will not be visible in the United States. It will be visible, however, in the western Pacific Ocean, Asia, and the eastern portions of Europe and Africa. On the 1st, moon rises at 6:42 p. m.; on the 15th, at 5:29 a. m.; and on the 31st, at 7:39 p. m. It presents the following phases: Last quarter, 8th, 1:46 p. m.; new moon, 16th, 12:28 p. m.; first quarter, 23d, 12:15 p. m.; full moon, 30th, 11:32 a. m. Farthest from earth, 9th, 3:12 p. m.; nearest earth, 23d, 3:54 p. m.; least elevation, 9th, 30° 17´ 23´´; greatest elevation, 23d, 66° 41´ 16´´ (in latitude 41° 30´ north).
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.
VENUS
Continues as morning star throughout the month, but makes little display, both on account of her distance from us and her proximity to the sun. Her diameter diminishes from 10.6´´ to 10´´, and her time of rising is as follows: On the 1st, 6:02 a. m.; on the 16th, 5:51 a. m.; on the 30th, 5:36 a. m.; on the 6th, at 6:00 a. m., she is farthest from the sun; on 15th, at 1:42 p. m., 3° 32´ south of moon; 27th, at 10:00 p. m., 36´ south of Mars. Her motion is direct and equals 37° 23´ 30´´.
MARS
Rises on the 1st at 6:32 a. m. and sets at 5:24 p. m.; on the 16th, rises at 6:00 a. m. and sets at 5:28 p. m.; on the 30th, rises at 5:33 a. m., sets at 5:25 p. m. Motion direct and amounts to 22° 25´ 38´´; diameter, 4.2´´; on 7th, at 9:00 a. m., 1° 3´ north of Mercury; 16th, at 12:50 a. m., 2° 34´ south of moon; 27th, at 10:00 p. m., 36´ north of Venus.