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Mars in 1994: brightness, position and events

Brightest+0.0around Dec 15

Closest (in table)0.976 au146 million km

Farthest2.421 au

Events this year0

Brightest last year-1.4

Events this year

No conjunction, opposition or elongation this year.

Magnitude through the year (lower = brighter)

Twice-monthly position and visibility

Date	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.	Visibility
Jan 1	+1.1	2.421	Sagittarius	2° W	Too close to the Sun
Jan 15	+1.1	2.402	Sagittarius	5° W	Too close to the Sun
Feb 1	+1.1	2.373	Capricornus	9° W	Too close to the Sun
Feb 15	+1.1	2.348	Capricornus	12° W	Too close to the Sun
Mar 1	+1.2	2.321	Capricornus	15° W	Morning sky
Mar 15	+1.2	2.293	Aquarius	18° W	Morning sky
Apr 1	+1.2	2.258	Aquarius	22° W	Morning sky
Apr 15	+1.2	2.229	Pisces	25° W	Morning sky
May 1	+1.2	2.195	Pisces	28° W	Morning sky
May 15	+1.2	2.163	Pisces	31° W	Morning sky
Jun 1	+1.2	2.121	Aries	34° W	Morning sky
Jun 15	+1.2	2.082	Aries	37° W	Morning sky
Jul 1	+1.2	2.033	Taurus	41° W	Morning sky
Jul 15	+1.2	1.984	Taurus	44° W	Morning sky
Aug 1	+1.2	1.916	Taurus	49° W	Morning sky
Aug 15	+1.2	1.852	Taurus	53° W	Morning sky
Sep 1	+1.2	1.763	Gemini	59° W	Morning sky
Sep 15	+1.1	1.681	Gemini	64° W	Morning sky
Oct 1	+1.0	1.576	Cancer	70° W	Morning sky
Oct 15	+0.9	1.475	Cancer	76° W	Morning sky
Nov 1	+0.7	1.343	Cancer	84° W	Morning sky
Nov 15	+0.6	1.228	Leo	92° W	Morning sky
Dec 1	+0.3	1.093	Leo	102° W	Morning sky
Dec 15	+0.0	0.976	Leo	112° 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 December 1994 (magnitude +0.0); 0 conjunctions, oppositions or elongations occur this year.