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Mars in 1998: brightness, position and events

Brightest+1.2around Jan 1

Closest (in table)1.658 au248 million km

Farthest2.518 au

Events this year1

Brightest last year-1.3

Events this year

Date (JST)	Event	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.
1998-05-13 04:46	Conjunction with the Sun	+1.2	2.487	Aries	0.0°

Magnitude through the year (lower = brighter)

Twice-monthly position and visibility

Date	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.	Visibility
Jan 1	+1.2	2.137	Capricornus	30° E	Evening sky
Jan 15	+1.2	2.182	Capricornus	27° E	Evening sky
Feb 1	+1.2	2.235	Aquarius	23° E	Evening sky
Feb 15	+1.2	2.277	Aquarius	20° E	Evening sky
Mar 1	+1.2	2.319	Pisces	17° E	Evening sky
Mar 15	+1.2	2.358	Cetus	14° E	Too close to the Sun
Apr 1	+1.2	2.402	Pisces	10° E	Too close to the Sun
Apr 15	+1.2	2.435	Aries	7° E	Too close to the Sun
May 1	+1.2	2.468	Aries	3° E	Too close to the Sun
May 15	+1.2	2.490	Taurus	1° W	Too close to the Sun
Jun 1	+1.3	2.510	Taurus	5° W	Too close to the Sun
Jun 15	+1.4	2.518	Taurus	8° W	Too close to the Sun
Jul 1	+1.5	2.516	Taurus	13° W	Too close to the Sun
Jul 15	+1.6	2.505	Gemini	17° W	Morning sky
Aug 1	+1.6	2.478	Gemini	22° W	Morning sky
Aug 15	+1.7	2.444	Gemini	26° W	Morning sky
Sep 1	+1.7	2.387	Cancer	31° W	Morning sky
Sep 15	+1.7	2.327	Cancer	36° W	Morning sky
Oct 1	+1.7	2.243	Leo	42° W	Morning sky
Oct 15	+1.7	2.157	Leo	47° W	Morning sky
Nov 1	+1.6	2.037	Leo	54° W	Morning sky
Nov 15	+1.5	1.927	Leo	60° W	Morning sky
Dec 1	+1.4	1.788	Virgo	67° W	Morning sky
Dec 15	+1.2	1.658	Virgo	73° 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 1998 (magnitude +1.2); 1 conjunctions, oppositions or elongations occur this year.