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Mars in 2028: brightness, position and events

Brightest+0.9around Dec 15

Closest (in table)1.399 au209 million km

Farthest2.412 au

Events this year1

Brightest last year-1.2

Events this year

Date (JST)	Event	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.
2028-03-21 11:35	Conjunction with the Sun	+1.0	2.388	Pisces	0.8°

Magnitude through the year (lower = brighter)

Twice-monthly position and visibility

Date	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.	Visibility
Jan 1	+1.2	2.296	Sagittarius	18° E	Evening sky
Jan 15	+1.1	2.316	Capricornus	15° E	Too close to the Sun
Feb 1	+1.1	2.338	Capricornus	11° E	Too close to the Sun
Feb 15	+1.1	2.354	Aquarius	8° E	Too close to the Sun
Mar 1	+1.1	2.370	Aquarius	4° E	Too close to the Sun
Mar 15	+1.0	2.383	Pisces	2° E	Too close to the Sun
Apr 1	+1.1	2.396	Pisces	2° W	Too close to the Sun
Apr 15	+1.1	2.405	Pisces	5° W	Too close to the Sun
May 1	+1.2	2.411	Aries	9° W	Too close to the Sun
May 15	+1.3	2.412	Aries	12° W	Too close to the Sun
Jun 1	+1.4	2.407	Taurus	16° W	Morning sky
Jun 15	+1.4	2.396	Taurus	19° W	Morning sky
Jul 1	+1.5	2.375	Taurus	23° W	Morning sky
Jul 15	+1.5	2.348	Taurus	27° W	Morning sky
Aug 1	+1.6	2.303	Gemini	32° W	Morning sky
Aug 15	+1.6	2.255	Gemini	36° W	Morning sky
Sep 1	+1.6	2.183	Gemini	41° W	Morning sky
Sep 15	+1.6	2.112	Cancer	46° W	Morning sky
Oct 1	+1.5	2.017	Cancer	52° W	Morning sky
Oct 15	+1.4	1.922	Leo	58° W	Morning sky
Nov 1	+1.3	1.792	Leo	65° W	Morning sky
Nov 15	+1.2	1.675	Leo	71° W	Morning sky
Dec 1	+1.1	1.531	Leo	79° W	Morning sky
Dec 15	+0.9	1.399	Virgo	86° 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 2028 (magnitude +0.9); 1 conjunctions, oppositions or elongations occur this year.