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Mars in 1961: brightness, position and events

Brightest-1.6around Jan 1

Closest (in table)0.612 au92 million km

Farthest2.480 au

Events this year1

Brightest last year-1.4

Events this year

Date (JST)	Event	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.
1961-12-15 03:28	Conjunction with the Sun	+1.2	2.454	Ophiuchus	0.6°

Magnitude through the year (lower = brighter)

Twice-monthly position and visibility

Date	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.	Visibility
Jan 1	-1.6	0.612	Gemini	176° E	Most of the night
Jan 15	-1.2	0.653	Gemini	158° E	Most of the night
Feb 1	-0.7	0.752	Gemini	138° E	Evening sky
Feb 15	-0.3	0.862	Gemini	124° E	Evening sky
Mar 1	+0.1	0.986	Gemini	113° E	Evening sky
Mar 15	+0.4	1.120	Gemini	103° E	Evening sky
Apr 1	+0.7	1.286	Gemini	92° E	Evening sky
Apr 15	+0.9	1.422	Gemini	85° E	Evening sky
May 1	+1.1	1.573	Cancer	77° E	Evening sky
May 15	+1.3	1.699	Cancer	71° E	Evening sky
Jun 1	+1.4	1.842	Cancer	64° E	Evening sky
Jun 15	+1.5	1.951	Leo	58° E	Evening sky
Jul 1	+1.6	2.064	Leo	52° E	Evening sky
Jul 15	+1.6	2.152	Leo	47° E	Evening sky
Aug 1	+1.7	2.245	Leo	41° E	Evening sky
Aug 15	+1.7	2.310	Virgo	37° E	Evening sky
Sep 1	+1.7	2.374	Virgo	31° E	Evening sky
Sep 15	+1.6	2.415	Virgo	27° E	Evening sky
Oct 1	+1.6	2.450	Virgo	22° E	Evening sky
Oct 15	+1.5	2.469	Libra	18° E	Evening sky
Nov 1	+1.4	2.480	Libra	12° E	Too close to the Sun
Nov 15	+1.4	2.480	Scorpius	8° E	Too close to the Sun
Dec 1	+1.3	2.470	Ophiuchus	4° E	Too close to the Sun
Dec 15	+1.2	2.453	Ophiuchus	1° 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 1961 (magnitude -1.6); 1 conjunctions, oppositions or elongations occur this year.