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Mars in 1959: brightness, position and events

Brightest-0.8around Jan 1

Closest (in table)0.731 au109 million km

Farthest2.594 au

Events this year1

Brightest last year-2.2

Events this year

Date (JST)	Event	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.
1959-10-30 10:45	Conjunction with the Sun	+1.4	2.576	Virgo	0.3°

Magnitude through the year (lower = brighter)

Twice-monthly position and visibility

Date	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.	Visibility
Jan 1	-0.8	0.731	Aries	128° E	Evening sky
Jan 15	-0.3	0.851	Aries	116° E	Evening sky
Feb 1	+0.1	1.011	Taurus	105° E	Evening sky
Feb 15	+0.4	1.149	Taurus	96° E	Evening sky
Mar 1	+0.7	1.289	Taurus	89° E	Evening sky
Mar 15	+0.9	1.429	Taurus	82° E	Evening sky
Apr 1	+1.1	1.596	Taurus	74° E	Evening sky
Apr 15	+1.3	1.728	Gemini	68° E	Evening sky
May 1	+1.4	1.872	Gemini	62° E	Evening sky
May 15	+1.6	1.990	Gemini	56° E	Evening sky
Jun 1	+1.7	2.121	Cancer	50° E	Evening sky
Jun 15	+1.7	2.219	Cancer	45° E	Evening sky
Jul 1	+1.8	2.318	Leo	40° E	Evening sky
Jul 15	+1.8	2.392	Leo	35° E	Evening sky
Aug 1	+1.8	2.467	Leo	29° E	Evening sky
Aug 15	+1.8	2.516	Leo	24° E	Evening sky
Sep 1	+1.8	2.560	Virgo	19° E	Evening sky
Sep 15	+1.7	2.582	Virgo	14° E	Too close to the Sun
Oct 1	+1.6	2.594	Virgo	9° E	Too close to the Sun
Oct 15	+1.5	2.591	Virgo	5° E	Too close to the Sun
Nov 1	+1.4	2.573	Libra	1° W	Too close to the Sun
Nov 15	+1.5	2.547	Libra	5° W	Too close to the Sun
Dec 1	+1.5	2.506	Libra	10° W	Too close to the Sun
Dec 15	+1.5	2.461	Ophiuchus	14° W	Too close to the Sun

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 1959 (magnitude -0.8); 1 conjunctions, oppositions or elongations occur this year.