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Mars in 2013: brightness, position and events

Brightest+1.1around Dec 15

Closest (in table)1.531 au229 million km

Farthest2.466 au

Events this year1

Brightest last year-1.3

Events this year

Date (JST)	Event	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.
2013-04-18 09:19	Conjunction with the Sun	+1.1	2.432	Pisces	0.4°

Magnitude through the year (lower = brighter)

Twice-monthly position and visibility

Date	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.	Visibility
Jan 1	+1.2	2.225	Capricornus	24° E	Evening sky
Jan 15	+1.2	2.258	Capricornus	21° E	Evening sky
Feb 1	+1.1	2.295	Aquarius	17° E	Evening sky
Feb 15	+1.1	2.324	Aquarius	14° E	Too close to the Sun
Mar 1	+1.1	2.352	Aquarius	11° E	Too close to the Sun
Mar 15	+1.1	2.379	Pisces	8° E	Too close to the Sun
Apr 1	+1.1	2.408	Pisces	4° E	Too close to the Sun
Apr 15	+1.1	2.428	Pisces	1° E	Too close to the Sun
May 1	+1.2	2.447	Aries	3° W	Too close to the Sun
May 15	+1.3	2.459	Aries	6° W	Too close to the Sun
Jun 1	+1.4	2.466	Taurus	10° W	Too close to the Sun
Jun 15	+1.4	2.465	Taurus	14° W	Too close to the Sun
Jul 1	+1.5	2.453	Taurus	18° W	Morning sky
Jul 15	+1.6	2.434	Gemini	22° W	Morning sky
Aug 1	+1.6	2.398	Gemini	27° W	Morning sky
Aug 15	+1.6	2.357	Gemini	31° W	Morning sky
Sep 1	+1.6	2.292	Cancer	36° W	Morning sky
Sep 15	+1.6	2.226	Cancer	41° W	Morning sky
Oct 1	+1.6	2.136	Leo	47° W	Morning sky
Oct 15	+1.6	2.045	Leo	52° W	Morning sky
Nov 1	+1.5	1.920	Leo	59° W	Morning sky
Nov 15	+1.4	1.805	Leo	65° W	Morning sky
Dec 1	+1.2	1.663	Virgo	73° W	Morning sky
Dec 15	+1.1	1.531	Virgo	80° 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 2013 (magnitude +1.1); 1 conjunctions, oppositions or elongations occur this year.