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Mars in 2002: brightness, position and events

Brightest+0.7around Jan 1

Closest (in table)1.497 au224 million km

Farthest2.671 au

Events this year1

Brightest last year-2.4

Events this year

Date (JST)	Event	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.
2002-08-11 07:16	Conjunction with the Sun	+1.6	2.671	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	1.497	Aquarius	66° E	Evening sky
Jan 15	+0.9	1.601	Pisces	62° E	Evening sky
Feb 1	+1.0	1.730	Pisces	58° E	Evening sky
Feb 15	+1.1	1.835	Pisces	53° E	Evening sky
Mar 1	+1.3	1.939	Aries	49° E	Evening sky
Mar 15	+1.4	2.040	Aries	45° E	Evening sky
Apr 1	+1.5	2.158	Aries	40° E	Evening sky
Apr 15	+1.6	2.249	Taurus	36° E	Evening sky
May 1	+1.6	2.345	Taurus	31° E	Evening sky
May 15	+1.7	2.421	Taurus	27° E	Evening sky
Jun 1	+1.7	2.502	Gemini	22° E	Evening sky
Jun 15	+1.7	2.558	Gemini	18° E	Evening sky
Jul 1	+1.7	2.609	Gemini	13° E	Too close to the Sun
Jul 15	+1.7	2.642	Cancer	9° E	Too close to the Sun
Aug 1	+1.7	2.666	Cancer	3° E	Too close to the Sun
Aug 15	+1.6	2.671	Leo	2° W	Too close to the Sun
Sep 1	+1.7	2.661	Leo	7° W	Too close to the Sun
Sep 15	+1.8	2.638	Leo	12° W	Too close to the Sun
Oct 1	+1.8	2.596	Leo	17° W	Morning sky
Oct 15	+1.8	2.545	Virgo	22° W	Morning sky
Nov 1	+1.8	2.467	Virgo	28° W	Morning sky
Nov 15	+1.8	2.388	Virgo	33° W	Morning sky
Dec 1	+1.7	2.285	Virgo	39° W	Morning sky
Dec 15	+1.6	2.184	Libra	44° 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 2002 (magnitude +0.7); 1 conjunctions, oppositions or elongations occur this year.