Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-02
Planets in April.

From the Providence Journal.
Mars Is morning star until the 11th ana Their
becomes evening star. Mars in opposition is an
imposing sight as the planet dons his robes OF fiery
red, and impresses the beholder with his agrees.
i've air and warlike bearing. The opposition OF
Mars, the great epoch In his course occurs on the
11th, at l O'Clock In the morning. The sum- the
earth, and Mars are then in a straight line, with
the earth In the center, and when the sun sets
Mars will soon after be seen rising In the south.
east. The opposition, though favorable does not
bring our neignbor within his nearest range-an
teieScOpic facilities
Uranus is morning star until the 4th. and after
that time Is evening star. His opposition with the
sun occurs on the 4th, when he changes his quar-
tiers from the suns western side to his eastern.
Planets on the eastern side Of the sun are classed
as evening stars and planets on MS western side
are clasSed az morning stars. An opposition to
Uranus bears no comparison in Importance with
an opposition OF Mars or Jupiter, or Saturn but II
brings him to his nearest point to the earth and
makes IL possible to obtain a glimpse OF him as a
star OF the sixth magnitude The unalded human
eye can actually perceive the smallest OF the four
giant Rlanets as he slowly treads his appointed
path, Although when nearest, as at present. he Is
1,145, 10000 miles away. Clear-sighted observers
Will IND Uranus on mOonlesS nights about 90
northwest OF Spica and IL southwest OF Theta
Virgins.
Saturn is evening star His course during the
month as well "a that OF Mars and Uranus is
marked oy an epoch He is in quadrature with
the sun on the 10Th at 4 O'Clock In the morning
AT that time he Is near the meridian at sunset
anu dIJtT tn1J tlie ne VIII De found In the west
ern sky, setting not far from midnight. lie Is no
longer retrograding or moving westward, but has
changed his path, Is moving In q direct course or
eastward, aud Is again approaching PrGSepe, the
small cluster In Cancer.
Jupiter is morning star, or rather Is classed rs
morning star, because he Is still on the western
SIDE OF The sun. He Is evening star in reality. for
he rises before O'Clock the first of the month
and before O'Clock at its close. The Aprtl even,
lngs VIII therefore be honored by the presence
OF this gem OF the Skies well as witt that OF the
less brilliant Mars and Saturn. Jupiter was superb
In the small hours or starlit mornings In March, as
he shOne with radiant luster amid the bright
OF Scorpio. lie Will be brighter In APRIL and Will
rise at more convenient hour for observation He
Is now retrograding or moving Westward, and is
therefore recedng from Antares being about 3
degrees northwest OF the star at the close OF the
month. The three bright planets that play the
part or evening stars IN April have each bright
companion. Jupiter has Antares. Mars has Splca
and saturn has follux and Procyon.
GEenus is morning star. There is little to be said
the sun as almost to be lost to sight. She rises
som. before the sun on the 1st and 3Sm. before
him on the Both.
Mercury is morning star. Since his western
elongation on March 30 he has moved eastward
approaching Venus and Overtaking her on the
18th.
Neptune is evening STAR His position in the sky
varies so little from month to month that IL is
scarcely perceptible in short time but It Is well
to keep track OF all the planets.
line April moon fulls on the 26th at H. olrn a. m
The sun rises on the LIST at Oh 2sm a IN and
sets at Oh. 11m pm, making the length OF the day
I'm. 42n. Inc sun rises on The Both at Al 43m a.
H., and sets at On. 43In D. H., making the length
OF the day l4h The increase in the length OF The
day Is therefore III. 1Sm.> The increase in the
morning is 46m, and In the evening :,2m. The day
at the close Of April is Al 52m longer than t was
when at Its minimum length