ASTRONOMICAL NOTES FOR FEBRUARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18158, 1 February 1921, Page 5

ASTRONOMICAL NOTES FOR FEBRUARY.

THE SUN. The sun’s path for the month of February will be through Oaprioornus and Aquarius, in R.A. from 20.58.18 to 22.43.47, in. south declination from 17.10.7 to 8.3.31, and in longitude from 312.6.40 to 339.22.16. ■,*; THE MOON. The phases of the moon will be as follow: ■ New moon Bth 0.7 p.m. ' First quarter 16th 6.23 a.m. - *' Full moon 22nd 9.2 pja. ) Apogee sth 11.24 p;m. ~/ Perigee 21st 11.48 .{km.- _ - - s THE PLANETS.

Mercury will be in R.A. from 21.44.20 to 22.57.17, and in south declination front 15.15.44 to 2.42.45. It will be in conjunct . tion with the moon on the Bth, at its greatest elongation on the 14th, and at its , greatest hel. Tat. north on the 25th. It will be in perihelion on the 15th. Venus will bo in R.A. from 23.54.30 to ,

I. and in south declination from „ 0.13.24 to 12.39.21. It will be at its greatest elongation on the 9th, and in conjunction with the moon on the 11th. Mars will be in R.A. from 23.28.5 to 0.43.6, and in declination from 4.11.3 sontli to 4.16.20 north. It will be in conjunction with the moon on the 10th. ■ - Jupiter will be in R.A. from 1-L16.38. to 11. and in north declination from ; 6.8.49 to 7.24.5. It will fee in conjunction with the moon on the 22nd. Saturn will" be in R.A. from 11.41.58 to 11.55.43, and in north declination. from . 4.25.40 to 5.11.20. It will be in conjunction . with the moon on the 23rd. j ■ t|