Planets TonightPlanet events and lunar eclipses in 1959
Oppositions4
Greatest elongations8
Lunar eclipses2
Visible from Tokyo1at maximum
Planet events
| Date (JST) | Planet | Event | Mag | Dist (au) | Constellation | Elong. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-02-04 06:29 | Uranus | Opposition | +5.4 | 17.456 | Cancer | 179.3° |
| 1959-02-14 13:54 | Mercury | Superior conjunction | -1.6 | 1.387 | Capricornus | 2.0° |
| 1959-03-12 22:05 | Mercury | Greatest eastern elongation (evening) | -0.3 | 0.913 | Pisces | 18.3° |
| 1959-03-29 19:17 | Mercury | Inferior conjunction | +5.9 | 0.600 | Pisces | 3.0° |
| 1959-04-26 19:26 | Mercury | Greatest western elongation (morning) | +0.4 | 0.844 | Cetus | 27.2° |
| 1959-04-26 23:08 | Neptune | Opposition | +7.9 | 29.326 | Virgo | 178.2° |
| 1959-05-19 04:59 | Jupiter | Opposition | -2.5 | 4.369 | Libra | 178.9° |
| 1959-06-03 13:29 | Mercury | Superior conjunction | -2.4 | 1.322 | Taurus | 0.7° |
| 1959-06-23 16:49 | Venus | Greatest eastern elongation (evening) | -4.4 | 0.705 | Cancer | 45.4° |
| 1959-06-26 11:45 | Saturn | Opposition | -0.1 | 9.050 | Sagittarius | 179.1° |
| 1959-07-09 06:18 | Mercury | Greatest eastern elongation (evening) | +0.5 | 0.839 | Cancer | 26.2° |
| 1959-08-06 02:32 | Mercury | Inferior conjunction | +5.4 | 0.600 | Cancer | 4.9° |
| 1959-08-10 10:16 | Uranus | Conjunction with the Sun | +5.6 | 19.434 | Cancer | 0.7° |
| 1959-08-24 02:59 | Mercury | Greatest western elongation (morning) | -0.1 | 0.912 | Cancer | 18.4° |
| 1959-09-01 15:22 | Venus | Inferior conjunction | -4.2 | 0.286 | Sextans | 8.6° |
| 1959-09-18 06:04 | Mercury | Superior conjunction | -1.8 | 1.384 | Virgo | 1.6° |
| 1959-10-30 10:45 | Mars | Conjunction with the Sun | +1.4 | 2.576 | Virgo | 0.3° |
| 1959-10-31 06:10 | Neptune | Conjunction with the Sun | +8.0 | 31.324 | Libra | 1.7° |
| 1959-11-03 19:13 | Mercury | Greatest eastern elongation (evening) | -0.1 | 1.017 | Scorpius | 23.5° |
| 1959-11-12 09:01 | Venus | Greatest western elongation (morning) | -4.5 | 0.688 | Virgo | 46.6° |
| 1959-11-24 19:55 | Mercury | Inferior conjunction | +6.6 | 0.678 | Libra | 0.8° |
| 1959-12-06 03:30 | Jupiter | Conjunction with the Sun | -1.8 | 6.308 | Ophiuchus | 0.5° |
| 1959-12-12 16:11 | Mercury | Greatest western elongation (morning) | -0.3 | 1.012 | Libra | 21.1° |
Lunar eclipses
| Maximum (JST) | Type | Umbral mag. | Tokyo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-03-25 05:11 | Partial lunar eclipse | 0.27 | Moon up |
| 1959-09-17 10:02 | Penumbral lunar eclipse | -0.05 | Moon below horizon |
Each planet this year
Computed with the JPL DE421 ephemeris and Skyfield (times in JST). Magnitude and distance are for 12:00 JST on each date. Visibility is a rough guide for mid-northern latitudes such as Japan.
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23 planetary conjunctions, oppositions and elongations and 2 lunar eclipses in 1959 (JST).