Sentence:  <!-- Mercury [...]. He [...]. --> <WSD>Venus</WSD> rises on the 1st day 1/4 to 5 a.m., and 4h. 25m. a.m. on the last day. [...] She is now beginning to move northward. [...] <!-- Mars [...] He [...]. --> 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (Q313)  The second planet in our solar system, named for the goddess; represented in astronomy and astrology by ♀.