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Mars in 1951: brightness, position and events

Brightest+1.2around Jan 1

Closest (in table)1.709 au256 million km

Farthest2.540 au

Events this year1

Events this year

Date (JST)	Event	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.
1951-05-22 23:21	Conjunction with the Sun	+1.3	2.512	Taurus	0.2°

Magnitude through the year (lower = brighter)

Twice-monthly position and visibility

Date	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.	Visibility
Jan 1	+1.2	2.094	Capricornus	33° E	Evening sky
Jan 15	+1.2	2.144	Capricornus	30° E	Evening sky
Feb 1	+1.2	2.204	Aquarius	26° E	Evening sky
Feb 15	+1.2	2.253	Aquarius	23° E	Evening sky
Mar 1	+1.2	2.300	Pisces	20° E	Evening sky
Mar 15	+1.2	2.345	Pisces	16° E	Evening sky
Apr 1	+1.3	2.396	Pisces	12° E	Too close to the Sun
Apr 15	+1.3	2.434	Aries	9° E	Too close to the Sun
May 1	+1.3	2.472	Aries	5° E	Too close to the Sun
May 15	+1.3	2.500	Taurus	2° E	Too close to the Sun
Jun 1	+1.3	2.524	Taurus	2° W	Too close to the Sun
Jun 15	+1.4	2.536	Taurus	6° W	Too close to the Sun
Jul 1	+1.5	2.540	Taurus	10° W	Too close to the Sun
Jul 15	+1.6	2.532	Gemini	14° W	Too close to the Sun
Aug 1	+1.7	2.509	Gemini	19° W	Morning sky
Aug 15	+1.7	2.478	Cancer	24° W	Morning sky
Sep 1	+1.7	2.424	Cancer	29° W	Morning sky
Sep 15	+1.7	2.367	Leo	34° W	Morning sky
Oct 1	+1.7	2.286	Leo	40° W	Morning sky
Oct 15	+1.7	2.202	Leo	45° W	Morning sky
Nov 1	+1.6	2.084	Leo	51° W	Morning sky
Nov 15	+1.5	1.975	Virgo	57° W	Morning sky
Dec 1	+1.4	1.838	Virgo	64° W	Morning sky
Dec 15	+1.3	1.709	Virgo	71° W	Morning sky

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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Mars is brightest around January 1951 (magnitude +1.2); 1 conjunctions, oppositions or elongations occur this year.