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Mars in 1955: brightness, position and events

Brightest+0.7around Jan 1

Closest (in table)1.433 au214 million km

Farthest2.674 au

Events this year1

Brightest last year-2.5

Events this year

Date (JST)	Event	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.
1955-08-17 11:45	Conjunction with the Sun	+1.6	2.675	Leo	1.1°

Magnitude through the year (lower = brighter)

Twice-monthly position and visibility

Date	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.	Visibility
Jan 1	+0.7	1.433	Aquarius	70° E	Evening sky
Jan 15	+0.8	1.542	Pisces	66° E	Evening sky
Feb 1	+1.0	1.676	Pisces	61° E	Evening sky
Feb 15	+1.1	1.786	Pisces	56° E	Evening sky
Mar 1	+1.2	1.895	Aries	52° E	Evening sky
Mar 15	+1.4	2.001	Aries	48° E	Evening sky
Apr 1	+1.5	2.124	Taurus	43° E	Evening sky
Apr 15	+1.6	2.219	Taurus	38° E	Evening sky
May 1	+1.6	2.320	Taurus	34° E	Evening sky
May 15	+1.7	2.400	Taurus	29° E	Evening sky
Jun 1	+1.7	2.486	Gemini	24° E	Evening sky
Jun 15	+1.7	2.545	Gemini	20° E	Evening sky
Jul 1	+1.7	2.601	Gemini	15° E	Too close to the Sun
Jul 15	+1.7	2.637	Cancer	11° E	Too close to the Sun
Aug 1	+1.7	2.665	Cancer	5° E	Too close to the Sun
Aug 15	+1.6	2.674	Leo	1° E	Too close to the Sun
Sep 1	+1.7	2.668	Leo	5° W	Too close to the Sun
Sep 15	+1.7	2.649	Leo	10° W	Too close to the Sun
Oct 1	+1.8	2.611	Leo	15° W	Morning sky
Oct 15	+1.8	2.563	Virgo	20° W	Morning sky
Nov 1	+1.8	2.488	Virgo	26° W	Morning sky
Nov 15	+1.8	2.414	Virgo	31° W	Morning sky
Dec 1	+1.7	2.315	Virgo	37° W	Morning sky
Dec 15	+1.6	2.218	Libra	42° 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 1955 (magnitude +0.7); 1 conjunctions, oppositions or elongations occur this year.