TABLE SHOWING THE STARS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND MAGNITUDE RISING IN THE EASTERN SKY AT NINE O'CLOCK P.M. ON THE DATES SPECIFIED.
| DATE | NAME OF STAR | CONSTELLATION |
| January 1 | Regulus, 1st. | Leo. |
| January 8 | Alphard, 2d. | Hydra. |
| January 11 | Cor Caroli. | Canes Venatici. |
| February 20 | Arcturus, 1st. | Boötes. |
| March 1 | Spica, 1st. | Virgo. |
| March 5 | Gemma, 2d. | Corona Borealis. |
| April 1 | Vega, 1st. | Lyra. |
| April 20 | Ras Alhague, 2d. | Ophiuchus. |
| April 22 | Deneb, 2d. | Cygnus. |
| May 9 | Antares, 1st. | Scorpius. |
| May 26 | Altair, 1st. | Aquila. |
| June 5 | | Delphinus. |
| July 17 | Algenib, 2d. | Perseus. |
| August 6 | Algol. | Perseus. |
| August 21 | Capella, 1st. | Auriga. |
| August 21 | Hamal, 2d. | Aries. |
| August 27 | Fomalhaut, 1st. | Piscis Australis. |
| September 13 | | The Pleiades in Taurus. |
| October 2 | Aldebaran, 1st. | Taurus. |
| October 26 | Bellatrix, 2d. | Orion. |
| October 30 | Castor, 2d. | Gemini. |
| October 30 | Betelgeuze, 1st. | Orion. |
| November 4 | Pollux, 1st. | Gemini. |
| November 4 | Rigel, 1st. | Orion. |
| November 27 | Procyon, 1st. | Canis Minor. |
| December 4 | Sirius, 1st. | Canis Major. |
| December 8 | Phaet, 2d. | Columba. |
| December 14 | | The Bee Hive in Cancer. |
| December 16 | | The head of Hydra. |
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