Well named from its mercurial habits, having the smallest orbit, and being the most rapid traveler, presents in a given time more phases than any other of the planets. Thus we find that on the 3d, at 5:00 p. m., it is in inferior conjunction with the sun, that is, between the earth and the sun; on the 14th, at 8:42 a. m., 2° 1′ south of the moon; on the 14th, at 3:00 p. m., stationary, that is, it is moving in a direct line (or nearly so) away from the earth, and thus _seems_ to stand still; on the 24th, at 5:00 a. m., is 1° 6′ north of Venus, on which occasion the latter will serve as a good “pointer,” enabling one readily to find this peculiar planet. On the 26th, it is at its greatest distance (24° 53′) west of the sun. Its motion for the first fourteen days is 12° 45′ retrograde; and for the remainder of the month, 29° 51′ 40″ direct. On the 1st it rises at 7:39 a. m., and sets 5:11 p. m.; and on the 16th, rises at 5:52 a. m., sets at 3:22 p. m.; and on the 30th rises at 5:52 a. m., and sets at 3:10 p. m.; changing from evening star during the first, to morning star in the latter part of the month. VENUS Continues morning star, and will remain so till the 4th of May. On the 1st, rises at 5:11 a. m., sets 2:39 p. m.; on the 16th, rises at 5:40 a. m., sets 2:52 p. m.; on the 30th, rises at 5:59 a. m., sets 3:17 p. m. Motion 41° 32′ 59″ direct. Diameter diminishes from 12.4″ to 11.2″. On the 13th, at 3:34 p. m., 4° 8′ south of the moon. On the 24th, at 5:00 a. m., 1° 6′ south of Mercury. MARS. This planet presents nothing peculiar this month. It will be an evening star, though appearing but a short time after sunset each day. On the 1st it rises at 8:10 a. m., and sets at 5:20 p. m.; on the 16th rises at 7:51 a. m., sets at 5:21 p. m.; on the 30th rises at 7:29 a. m., sets at 5:21 p. m. It has a direct motion of 25° 16′ 2″, and its diameter remains about the same during the month, namely: 4.2″. On the 16th, at 6:48 p. m., is 5° 42′ south of the moon. JUPITER Makes a retrograde motion of 2° 24′ 47″, and is classed as a morning star, though he shines nearly the entire night, rising on the 1st at 9:02 p. m., and setting next morning at 10:14 a. m.; rising on the 16th at 7:59 p. m., setting on the 17th at 9:13 a. m.; and on the 30th rising at 6:56 p. m. and setting at 8:14 on the morning of the 31st. An indication that he is approaching the earth is that his diameter increased from 39.6″ on the 1st to 42.2″ on the 30th. On the 4th, at 7:24 p. m., he is 4° 2′ north of the moon. SATURN