PLANETS.
| H.M. | H.M. | ||||
| Mercury sets | 8 03 | eve. | Saturn rises | 8 59 | eve. |
| Venus rises | 2 42 | mo. | Saturn in meridian | 2 58 | mo. |
| Jupiter in meridian | 10 52 | eve. | Neptune rises | 10 27 | eve. |
FIRST MAGNITUDE STARS
| H.M. | H.M. | ||||
| Alpheratz rises | 6 54 | eve. | Regulus sets | 7 29 | eve. |
| Algol (var.) rises | 8 34 | eve. | Spica sets | 9 24 | eve. |
| 7 stars (Pleiades) rise | 10 53 | eve. | Arcturus sets | 0 08 | mo. |
| Aldebaran rises | 0 17 | mo. | Antares sets | 11 24 | eve. |
| Capella rises | 9 40 | eve. | Vega in meridian | 9 15 | eve. |
| Rigel Rises | 2 23 | mo. | Altair in meridian | 10 27 | eve. |
| Betelgeuse rises | 2 08 | mo. | Deneb in meridian | 11 19 | eve. |
| Sirius rises | 4 24 | mo. | Fomalhaut rises | 9 34 | eve. |
| Procyon rises | 3 59 | mo. |
REMARKS
REMARKS
Mercury is brightest this date, and furthest from the sun August 13. Venus will be at her descending node August 17. Jupiter will be near the moon August 17, 4h. 20m. morning, being the moon's apparent diameter north; this will be an occultation south of the equator. Saturn will be near the moon August 16, being about 7° south.
There will be a partial eclipse of the moon August 16, in the evening. The moon will rise more or less eclipsed east of Kansas, west of which no eclipse will be visible.
| Middle. | End. | ||||
| H.M. | H.M. | ||||
| Boston | 7 24 | eve. | 8 50 | eve. | |
| New York | 7 12 | eve. | 8 38 | eve. | |
| Washington | 7 00 | eve. | 8 26 | eve. | |
| Charleston | 6 48 | eve. | 8 14 | eve. | |
| Chicago | ———— | 7 44 | eve. | ||
| St. Louis | ———— | 7 33 | eve. | ||
| New Orleans | ———— | 7 34 | eve. | ||
The following shows the appearance of the moon when the eclipse is greatest -7·1 digits, or 0·596 of the moon's diameter.