Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-02
THE PLANETS FOR JANUARY.
How they will be Disposed in the First
Month of the New Year.
from the Providence Journal,

Condensed from the Providence Journal
Venus Is evening star, and this charming
planet will be the radiant queen of the stars
until nearly the last of April Observers who
watch the movements of Venus and Mars dur
ing January, will notice that the fairest of the
stars overtakes her rudy rival on the I'd at 7h
Aim. a. m. being at the time 40 south. As the
conjunction takes place in daylight, it is not
visible, but, on the evening Of the I'd, Venus
will be west Of Mars, instead of east, thus
proving that it has taken place. The diameter
Of Venus is gradually increasing. 1t was
10' in July, when she was in superior conjunc-
ton. 1t viii be 90. g. on the 31st, showing
that she Is approaching the earth. As the
planet comes toward us the illuminated por-
ton of her disc lessons, but her increased size
more than compensates for the loss, and her
brilliancy increases. Venus sets on the LIST at
7h. 45m. ?. m. On the 3lst she sets at Sh. 49m
p. m.
Mars isevening star. His conjunction with
Venus on the I'd has been described As Mars
| moves ncrthward and eastward during the
| month, with little change in the time of setting,
it would be easy to follow his course if it were
| not for hs increasing distance. Observers who
wish to t1d him must look among the small
stars of Caprlcornus, and may readily distin-
guish hin from his rudy hue. Mars sets on
| the LIST at7h. Som. PIN. On the 3lst he sets at
| III. sam. pm.
Saturn is morning star according to astro-
| nomical classification, for he is still on the
western ade of the sun. He may be found in
| the northeastern sky, rising before o'clock on
| the LIST OF the month and before o'clock at its
close. SSturn Is retrograding or moving west
ward, as nay be seen by the increasing dis
| lance betseen the planet and Reguus. Saturn
rises on the LIST at IN. 26m. pm. On the 31st
| he rises At 5h. I'm. pm.
Mercury Is evening star. He reaches his
| tow, nlr.
| a. M, beng IS p east of the sun. He is then
! at his PERIOD OF greatest brilliancy, is farther
| north than the sun, and is approaching the
earth. These conditions are all favorable for
Observation, and he will be visible to the naked
eye ON the 30th, and for week before and
after. He sets on the 30th an hour and half
after the sun. Mercury sets on the LIST at 4h
24m. pm On the 31st he sets at 6h Bonn. pm
Jupiter Is morning star. Observers who
anticipate the dawn will find the bright planet,
whose banning light seems but slightly
dimmed by distances in the southeast rising an
hour anda quarter before the sun on the LIST,
and two hours and a half before the sun on
the 31st. He enjoys the distinction of being
the sole planet visible in the morning sky
Jupiter rses on the LIST at 5h SIM a. IN. On
| the 31st, be rises at An. 23m. a. m
Uranusis morning star. He is in quadrature
with the sun on the 18th at Al. pm. The tele-
scope vii bring him into view about 80 north
of Spica Uranus rises on the LIST at Oh. AIM
am. On the 3lst he rises at 10h. Som. pm.
NeptuIe is evening star. His right ascension
on the 1t is 3h. 52m., his declination is 18o 80
north. hs diameter is 2".6, and he is in the
constellation Taurus. Neptune sets on the LIST
at An. a. m. On the 31st he sets at Oh. a. m
Mercuy, Venus, Mars and Neptune are
evening stars at the close of the month
Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter are morning stars.
THE MOON.
The January moon fulls on the 18th at Oh
Sem. a. n. The new moon five hours after
her change, is in conjunction with Mercury at
Oh. 12m.p m, being q "a north The moon
on the Alb, at 5h D. M. is in conjunction with
Mars. On the same evening, at Oh. Aim. p. m
she Is ineonjunction with Venus.
The mon Is In conjunction with Neptune on
the 11that b. a. m, being % 49, SOUTH She
Is in conjunction with Saturn on the 18th the
day after the full, at All. p. m. Our satellite
passes near Uranus on the 23d at Oh. a. m
The waning moon make a near conjunction
with jupiter on the 2Sth at All. Inn. a. m.
nRTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON
A partial eclipse of the moon occurs on jan
uary 16 and II, and is visible generally in Eu-
rope, Africa, North and South America, and the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The eclipse be-
gins January 16, 10h. 58m. p. m. The middle
OF the eclipse occurs January II, Oh 29m. a. m.
The eclipse ends January II, Oh. I'm. a. N.
THE SUN.
The sun rises on the LIST at III. 14m a. M. and
sets at Al. 25m. p. M, making the length of the
day Oh. lin. The sun rises ON the 31st at 6h
Som. a. n. and sets at 5h. ON. p. m, making
the length of the day 10h. 1m.. The increase
in the length of the day during the month is
Som. The day at the close of January is SAM
longer than it was at the winter solstice.