Martian Calender - I have created a martian calender...

SpaceNut · 2020-09-06 08:12:07

Interesting weather charts

which shows summer with the increasing air pressure and dust increasing lagging for the seasonal change coming soon...

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-07 06:36:19

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 272.9 Sol Number: 520 Change is +.7 degrees <<== A skip day is imminent
Previous SL: 272.2 Previous Sol: 519

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 207,969,500 km Difference is +72950 <<= 3040 km/hour at 8.6 on 9/07
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 207,896,550 km Difference is +66208 <<= 2969 km/hour at 8.6 on 9/06
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 207,830,343 km Difference is +80084 <<= 2860 km/hour at 10.3 on 9/05

Reference object: Star TYC 35-187-1 Magnitude 10.45 In Path Day 0 1 2 +107 hours D3 +72 hrs D4 72 hours

The rate of progress of Mars with respect to the background stars reflects the view from Earth, which is also moving.
The rate of progress with respect to background stars has slowed dramatically since perihelion.

This web site may show an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 520 is in Month 19 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 19 extends from Sol 502 through 529. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 19
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 520 is Thursday in the Proposed calendar for Mars.

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 19 of 24: <<== First month of Quarter 4

Last edited by tahanson43206 (2020-09-08 06:06:30)

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-08 06:06:06

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 273.5 Sol Number: 520 Change is +.6 degrees <<== Skip Day
Previous SL: 272.9 Previous Sol: 520 <<== Skip Day

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,042,625 km Difference is +73125 <== 3125 km/hour at 8.0 on 9/08
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 207,969,500 km Difference is +72950 <<= 3040 km/hour at 8.6 on 9/07
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 207,896,550 km Difference is +66208 <<= 2969 km/hour at 8.6 on 9/06

Reference object: Star TYC 35-187-1 Magnitude 10.45 In Path Day 0 1 2 +107 hours D3 +72 hrs D4 72 hours D5 At Mars

The rate of progress of Mars with respect to the background stars reflects the view from Earth, which is also moving.
The rate of progress with respect to background stars has slowed dramatically since perihelion. It will shift to retrograde movement at some point.
The online solar system display at the link below shows clearly how the Mars retrograde movement will occur in months ahead.
Retrograde movement started 2020/09/08 Sol 520

This web site offers an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 520 is in Month 19 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 19 extends from Sol 502 through 529. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 19
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 520 is Thursday in the Proposed calendar for Mars. <<== Skip Day

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 19 of 24: <<== First month of Quarter 4

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-08 06:22:06

For SpaceNut re topic ...

A while back, you persuaded me to add sky tracking to the daily Mars Calendar post. While the background sky is occasionally interesting, it was not surprising.

However, I have just witnessed a transition to retrograde movement, which was observed by the ancients with clear skies and the zeal as great as any modern astronomer, but which is denied to most humans in industrialized nations.

The web site TheSkyLive.com does an admirable job of presenting the sky as it would have appeared to an observer on Earth if the sky were clear, so the beginning of retrograde movement is easy to see. In addition, the presenters have added small computer generated markers showing where Mars will be with respect to the background stars in coming times.

I have a little Orrery that languishes in a drawer most of the time. I brought it out to see what it shows, and ** sure enough ** it shows Mars directly outside Earth. That also implies Mars should be overhead at midnight, for those with skies clear enough to permit viewing.

(th)

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-09 05:44:53

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 274.1 Sol Number: 521 Change is +.6 degrees
Previous SL: 273.5 Previous Sol: 520 <<== Skip Day (next skip day will be (about) October 15th on Earth)

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,118,333 km Difference is +75708 <== 3194 km/hour at 7.7 on 9/09
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,042,625 km Difference is +73125 <== 3125 km/hour at 8.0 on 9/08
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 207,969,500 km Difference is +72950 <<= 3040 km/hour at 8.6 on 9/07

Reference object: Star TYC 35-187-1 Magnitude 10.45 In Path Day 0 1 2 +107 hours D3 +72 hrs D4 72 hours D5 At Mars D6 at Mars

The rate of progress of Mars with respect to the background stars reflects the view from Earth, which is also moving.
The rate of progress with respect to background stars has slowed dramatically since perihelion. It will shift to retrograde movement in coming hours.
The online solar system display at the link below shows clearly how the Mars retrograde movement will occur in months ahead.
Retrograde movement started 2020/09/08 Sol 520

This web site offers an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 521 is in Month 19 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 19 extends from Sol 502 through 529. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 19
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 521 is Friday in the Proposed calendar for Mars. <<== Skip Day

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 19 of 24: <<== First month of Quarter 4

Last edited by tahanson43206 (2020-09-10 07:03:18)

SpaceNut · 2020-09-09 21:15:13

We are heading away from Mars closest approach towards the sun as we are slowing down.
images of where mars is

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-10 07:02:43

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 274.7 Sol Number: 522 Change is +.6 degrees
Previous SL: 274.1 Previous Sol: 521

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,201,354 km Difference is +83021 <== 3281 km/hour at 9.0 on 9/10
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,118,333 km Difference is +75708 <== 3194 km/hour at 7.7 on 9/09
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,042,625 km Difference is +73125 <== 3125 km/hour at 8.0 on 9/08

The Start TYC 35-187-1 happens to be in the background as Mars and Earth execute the "Retrograde" movement. Earth is passing "under" Mars.
Reference object: Star TYC 35-187-1 Mag 10.45 In Path Day 0 1 2 +107 hours D3 +72 hrs D4 +72 hours D5 At Mars D6 at Mars D7 at Mars

The rate of progress of Mars with respect to the background stars reflects the view from Earth, which is also moving.
The rate of progress with respect to background stars has slowed dramatically since perihelion. It will shift to retrograde movement in coming hours.
The online solar system display at the link below shows clearly how the Mars retrograde movement will occur in months ahead.
Retrograde movement started 2020/09/08 Sol 520

This web site offers an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 522 is in Month 19 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 19 extends from Sol 502 through 529. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 19
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 522 is Saturday in the Proposed calendar for Mars. <<== Skip Day

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 19 of 24: <<== First month of Quarter 4

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-11 05:25:46

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 275.4 Sol Number: 523 Change is +.7 degrees
Previous SL: 274.7 Previous Sol: 522

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,276,773 km Difference is +75419 <== 3367 km/hour at 7.4 on 9/11
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,201,354 km Difference is +83021 <== 3281 km/hour at 9.0 on 9/10
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,118,333 km Difference is +75708 <== 3194 km/hour at 7.7 on 9/09

The Start TYC 35-187-1 happens to be in the background as Mars and Earth execute the "Retrograde" movement. Earth is passing "under" Mars.
Reference object: Star TYC 35-187-1 Mag 10.45 In Path Day 0 1 2 +107 hours D3 +72 hrs D4 +72 hours D5 At Mars D6 at Mars D7 at Mars D8 at Mars

The rate of progress of Mars with respect to the background stars reflects the view from Earth, which is also moving.
The rate of progress with respect to background stars has slowed dramatically since perihelion. Retrograde movement is under way.
The online solar system display at the link below shows clearly how the Mars retrograde movement will occur in months ahead.
Retrograde movement started 2020/09/08 Sol 520

This web site offers an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 523 is in Month 19 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 19 extends from Sol 502 through 529. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 19
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 523 is Sunday in the Proposed calendar for Mars. <<== Skip Day

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 19 of 24: <<== First month of Quarter 4

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-12 08:44:06

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 276.0 Sol Number: 524 Change is +.6 degrees
Previous SL: 275.4 Previous Sol: 523

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,370,958 km Difference is +94185 <== 3450 km/hour at 10.7 on 9/12
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,276,773 km Difference is +75419 <== 3367 km/hour at 7.4 on 9/11
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,201,354 km Difference is +83021 <== 3281 km/hour at 9.0 on 9/10

The Start TYC 35-187-1 happens to be in the background as Mars and Earth execute the "Retrograde" movement. Earth is passing "under" Mars.
Reference object: Star TYC 35-187-1 Mag 10.45 In Path Day 0 1 2 +107 hours D3 +72 hrs D4 +72 hours D5 At Mars D6 at Mars D7 at Mars D8 at Mars
Reference object: Star TYC 35-187-1 Day 9 Mars is in retrograde movement. Earth is passing under Mars, so Mars appears to be moving West.

The rate of progress of Mars with respect to the background stars reflects the view from Earth, which is also moving.
The rate of progress with respect to background stars has slowed dramatically since perihelion. Retrograde movement is under way.
The online solar system display at the link below shows clearly how the Mars retrograde movement will occur in months ahead.
Retrograde movement started 2020/09/08 Sol 520

This web site offers an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 524 is in Month 19 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 19 extends from Sol 502 through 529. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 19
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 524 is Monday in the Proposed calendar for Mars. <<== Skip Day -- the next will occur in October (Earth Calendar)

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 19 of 24: <<== First month of Quarter 4

Last edited by tahanson43206 (2020-09-13 06:17:42)

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-13 06:16:15

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 276.6 Sol Number: 525 Change is +.6 degrees
Previous SL: 276.0 Previous Sol: 524

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,446,857 km Difference is +75899 <== 3522 km/hour at 08.2 on 9/13
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,370,958 km Difference is +94185 <== 3450 km/hour at 10.7 on 9/12
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,276,773 km Difference is +75419 <== 3367 km/hour at 7.4 on 9/11

The apparent position of Mars is finally moving West away from the reference star, albeit slowly, as Earth slides "under" Mars
The Star TYC 35-187-1 happens to be in the background as Mars and Earth execute the "Retrograde" movement. Earth is passing "under" Mars.
Reference object: Star TYC 35-187-1 Mag 10.45 In Path Day 0 1 2 +107 hours D3 +72 hrs D4 +72 hours D5 At Mars D6 at Mars D7 at Mars D8 at Mars
Reference object: Star TYC 35-187-1 Day 9+10 Mars is in retrograde movement. Earth is passing under Mars, so Mars appears to be moving West.

The rate of progress of Mars with respect to the background stars reflects the view from Earth, which is also moving.
The rate of progress with respect to background stars has slowed dramatically since perihelion. Retrograde movement is under way.
The online solar system display at the link below shows clearly how the Mars retrograde movement will occur in months ahead.
Retrograde movement started 2020/09/08 Sol 520

This web site offers an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 525 is in Month 19 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 19 extends from Sol 502 through 529. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 19
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 525 is Tuesday in the Proposed calendar for Mars.

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 19 of 24: <<== First month of Quarter 4

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-14 06:49:08

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 277.2 Sol Number: 526 Change is +.6 degrees
Previous SL: 276.6 Previous Sol: 525

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,535,667 km Difference is +88810 <== 3625 km/hour at 8.7 on 9/14
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,446,857 km Difference is +75899 <== 3522 km/hour at 8.2 on 9/13
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,370,958 km Difference is +94185 <== 3450 km/hour at 10.7 on 9/12

The apparent position of Mars is moving West away from the reference star, albeit slowly, as Earth slides "under" Mars
The Star TYC 35-187-1 happens to be in the background as Mars and Earth execute the "Retrograde" movement. Earth is passing "under" Mars.
Reference object: Star TYC 35-187-1 Mag 10.45 In Path Day 0 1 2 +107 hours D3 +72 hrs D4 +72 hours D5 At Mars D6 at Mars D7 at Mars D8 at Mars
Reference object: Star TYC 35-187-1 Day 9+10 Mars is in retrograde movement. Earth is passing under Mars, so Mars appears to be moving West.
Star TYC 35-187-1 is still in view on Day 11 as Mars begins to show movement to the West.

The rate of progress of Mars with respect to the background stars reflects the view from Earth, which is also moving.
The rate of progress with respect to background stars has begun to accelerate. Retrograde movement is under way.
The online solar system display at the link below shows clearly how the Mars retrograde movement will occur in months ahead.
Retrograde movement started 2020/09/08 Sol 520

This web site offers an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 526 is in Month 19 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 19 extends from Sol 502 through 529. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 19
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 526 is Wednesday in the Proposed calendar for Mars.

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 19 of 24: <<== First month of Quarter 4

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-15 06:59:00

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 277.9 Sol Number: 527 Change is +.7 degrees
Previous SL: 277.2 Previous Sol: 526

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,624,364 km Difference is +88697 <== 3665 km/hour at 8.9 on 9/15
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,535,667 km Difference is +88810 <== 3625 km/hour at 8.7 on 9/14
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,446,857 km Difference is +75899 <== 3522 km/hour at 8.2 on 9/13

The apparent position of Mars is moving West away from the reference star, albeit slowly, as Earth slides "under" Mars
The Star TYC 35-187-1 happens to be in the background as Mars and Earth execute the "Retrograde" movement. Earth is passing "under" Mars.
Reference object: Star TYC 35-187-1 Mag 10.45 In Path Day 0 1 2 +107 hours D3 +72 hrs D4 +72 hours D5 At Mars D6 at Mars D7 at Mars D8 at Mars
Reference object: Star TYC 35-187-1 Day 9+10 Mars is in retrograde movement. Earth is passing under Mars, so Mars appears to be moving West.
Star TYC 35-187-1 is still in view on Day 12 as Mars begins to show movement to the West.

The rate of progress of Mars with respect to the background stars reflects the view from Earth, which is also moving.
The rate of progress with respect to background stars has begun to accelerate. Retrograde movement is under way.
The online solar system display at the link below shows clearly how the Mars retrograde movement will occur in months ahead.
Retrograde movement started 2020/09/08 Sol 520

This web site offers an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 527 is in Month 19 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 19 extends from Sol 502 through 529. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 19
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 527 is Thursday in the Proposed calendar for Mars.

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 19 of 24: <<== First month of Quarter 4

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-16 07:31:47

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 278.5 Sol Number: 528 Change is +.6 degrees
Previous SL: 277.9 Previous Sol: 527

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,716,890 km Difference is +92526 <== 3761 km/hour at 9.5 on 9/16
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,624,364 km Difference is +88697 <== 3665 km/hour at 8.9 on 9/15
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,535,667 km Difference is +88810 <== 3625 km/hour at 8.7 on 9/14

The apparent position of Mars is moving West away from the reference star, albeit slowly, as Earth slides "under" Mars
The Star TYC 35-187-1 happens to be in the background as Mars and Earth execute the "Retrograde" movement. Earth is passing "under" Mars.
Reference object: Star TYC 35-187-1 Mag 10.45 In Path Day 0 1 2 +107 hours D3 +72 hrs D4 +72 hours D5 At Mars D6 at Mars D7 at Mars D8 at Mars
Reference object: Star TYC 35-187-1 Day 9+10 Mars is in retrograde movement. Earth is passing under Mars, so Mars appears to be moving West.
Star TYC 35-187-1 is still in view East of Mars on Day 13 as Mars shows movement to the West.

The rate of progress of Mars with respect to the background stars reflects the view from Earth, which is also moving.
The rate of progress with respect to background stars has begun to accelerate. Retrograde movement is under way.
The online solar system display at the link below shows clearly how the Mars retrograde movement will occur in months ahead.
Retrograde movement started 2020/09/08 Sol 520

This web site offers an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 528 is in Month 19 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 19 extends from Sol 502 through 529. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 19
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 528 is Friday in the Proposed calendar for Mars.

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 19 of 24: <<== First month of Quarter 4

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-17 07:09:28

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 279.1 Sol Number: 529 Change is +.6 degrees
Previous SL: 278.5 Previous Sol: 528

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,807,784 km Difference is +90894 <== 3851 km/hour at 9.1 on 9/17
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,716,890 km Difference is +92526 <== 3761 km/hour at 9.5 on 9/16
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,624,364 km Difference is +88697 <== 3665 km/hour at 8.9 on 9/15

The apparent position of Mars is moving West away from the reference star, albeit slowly, as Earth slides "under" Mars
The Star TYC 35-187-1 happens to be in the background as Mars and Earth execute the "Retrograde" movement. Earth is passing "under" Mars.
Reference object: Star TYC 35-187-1 Mag 10.45 In Path Day 0 1 2 +107 hours D3 +72 hrs D4 +72 hours D5 At Mars D6 at Mars D7 at Mars D8 at Mars
Reference object: Star TYC 35-187-1 Day 9+10 Mars is in retrograde movement. Earth is passing under Mars, so Mars appears to be moving West.
Star TYC 35-187-1 is still in view East of Mars on Day 14 as Mars shows movement to the West.

The rate of progress of Mars with respect to the background stars reflects the view from Earth, which is also moving.
The rate of progress with respect to background stars has begun to accelerate. Retrograde movement is under way.
The online solar system display at the link below shows clearly how the Mars retrograde movement will occur in months ahead.
Retrograde movement started 2020/09/08 Sol 520

This web site offers an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 529 is in Month 19 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 19 extends from Sol 502 through 529. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 19
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 529 is Saturday in the Proposed calendar for Mars. <<== This is the last day of Month 19

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 19 of 24: <<== First month of Quarter 4

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-18 05:23:24

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 279.7 Sol Number: 530 Change is +.6 degrees
Previous SL: 279.1 Previous Sol: 529

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,894,882 km Difference is +87098 <== 3920 km/hour at 7.3 on 9/18
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,807,784 km Difference is +90894 <== 3851 km/hour at 9.1 on 9/17
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,716,890 km Difference is +92526 <== 3761 km/hour at 9.5 on 9/16

The apparent position of Mars is moving West away from the reference star, albeit slowly, as Earth slides "under" Mars
The Star TYC 35-187-1 happens to be in the background as Mars and Earth execute the "Retrograde" movement. Earth is passing "under" Mars.
Star TYC 35-187-1 is still in view East of Mars on Day 15 as Mars shows movement to the West. TYC 35-187-1 may be off screen next Sol.

The rate of progress of Mars with respect to the background stars reflects the view from Earth, which is also moving.
The rate of progress with respect to background stars has begun to accelerate. Retrograde movement is under way.
The online solar system display at the link below shows clearly how the Mars retrograde movement will occur in months ahead.
Retrograde movement started 2020/09/08 Sol 520

This web site offers an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 530 is in Month 20 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 20 extends from Sol 530 through 557. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 19
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 530 is Sunday in the Proposed calendar for Mars. <<== This is the first day of Month 20

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 20 of 24: <<== Second month of Quarter 4

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-19 06:47:18

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 280.3 Sol Number: 531 Change is +.6 degrees
Previous SL: 279.7 Previous Sol: 530

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,996,284 km Difference is +101402 <= 3992 km/hour at 8.7 on 9/19
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,894,882 km Difference is +87098 <== 3920 km/hour at 7.3 on 9/18
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,807,784 km Difference is +90894 <== 3851 km/hour at 9.1 on 9/17

Reference star; HIP 8254 Magnitude 8.70 26 hours to West

The apparent position of Mars is moving West away from the reference star, albeit slowly, as Earth slides "under" Mars
Mars is executing the "Retrograde" movement as seen from Earth. Earth is passing "under" Mars.
The online solar system display at the link below shows clearly how the Mars retrograde movement will occur in months ahead.
Retrograde movement started 2020/09/08 Sol 520

This web site offers an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 531 is in Month 20 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 20 extends from Sol 530 through 557. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 19
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 531 is Monday in the Proposed calendar for Mars.

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 20 of 24: <<== Second month of Quarter 4

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-20 06:13:44

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 281.0 Sol Number: 532 Change is +.7 degrees
Previous SL: 280.3 Previous Sol: 531

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 209,091,889 km Difference is +95605 <== 4068 km/hour at 8.2 on 9/20
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,996,284 km Difference is +101402 <= 3992 km/hour at 8.7 on 9/19
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,894,882 km Difference is +87098 <== 3920 km/hour at 7.3 on 9/18

Reference star; HIP 8254 Magnitude 8.70 26 hours to West - Even with Mars on 2020/09/20 This star should be good for at least two more days.

The apparent position of Mars is moving West away from the reference star, albeit slowly, as Earth slides "under" Mars
Mars is executing the "Retrograde" movement as seen from Earth. Earth is passing "under" Mars.
The online solar system display at the link below shows clearly how the Mars retrograde movement will occur in months ahead.
Retrograde movement started 2020/09/08 Sol 520

This web site offers an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 532 is in Month 20 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 20 extends from Sol 530 through 557. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 19
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 532 is Tuesday in the Proposed calendar for Mars.

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 20 of 24: <<== Second month of Quarter 4

SpaceNut · 2020-09-20 07:02:47

I noticed that the day time wind speed increase cools the high temperature for the day quite quickly..

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-20 08:21:56

For SpaceNut re #768

Would you be willing to add details to #768 .... I'm thinking of a little chart showing the trends you have noticed.

Of course you already know this, but for new readers of the forum, the technique would be to store some numbers in a spreadsheet, and to use the spreadsheet chart feature to create an image that could be written to imgur.com, and then posted to this web site using the bbcode format.

(th)

SpaceNut · 2020-09-20 09:34:57

I found this other news site while searching for the data for the insight and Curiosity (MSL) sensors of temperature, solar energy and windspeed.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/

This is the Rovers instruments
https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/spacecraft/instruments/rems/
With the data going here http://cab.inta-csic.es/rems/marsweather.html

Summary pages
https://cab.inta-csic.es/rems/weather-r … -month-11/
https://cab.inta-csic.es/rems/weather-r … -month-10/

Hopefully they keep the same page address structure to find more.

This is the top panel for the rovers data page
https://mars.nasa.gov/layout/embed/image/mslweather/
This is the insight data panel so we can compare how cold each day is across the planet
https://mars.nasa.gov/layout/embed/imag … htweather/

InSight Is the Newest Mars Weather Service

No matter how cold your winter has been, it's probably not as chilly as Mars. Check for yourself: Starting today, the public can get a daily weather report from NASA's InSight lander.

https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Daily Weather Report

InSight is taking daily weather measurements (temperature, wind, pressure) on the surface of Mars at Elysium Planitia, a flat, smooth plain near Mars’ equator.

This is a graph but its easier to see in numbers

The air and temperature are easier to see in the table image that is done in java script code from another source and is displayed above that one.

Still looking for the raw data location for daily measurements.....

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-20 10:15:42

For SpaceNut re #770

Thank you for this very nice addition to the topic!

I'll have to come back when I'm on a "modern" computer to follow links, or to see the graph.

(th)

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-21 07:08:04

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 281.6 Sol Number: 533 Change is +.6 degrees
Previous SL: 281.0 Previous Sol: 532

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 209,195,233 km Difference is +103344 <= 4150 km/hour at 9.1 on 9/21
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 209,091,889 km Difference is +95605 <== 4068 km/hour at 8.2 on 9/20
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 208,996,284 km Difference is +101402 <= 3992 km/hour at 8.7 on 9/19

Reference star; HIP 8254 Magnitude 8.70 Day 3 - 21 hours East of Mars

The apparent position of Mars is moving West away from the reference star, albeit slowly, as Earth slides "under" Mars
Mars is executing the "Retrograde" movement as seen from Earth. Earth is passing "under" Mars.
The online solar system display at the link below shows clearly how the Mars retrograde movement will occur in months ahead.
Retrograde movement started 2020/09/08 Sol 520

This web site offers an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 533 is in Month 20 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 20 extends from Sol 530 through 557. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 19
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 533 is Wednesday in the Proposed calendar for Mars.

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 20 of 24: <<== Second month of Quarter 4

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-22 06:21:51

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 282.2 Sol Number: 534 Change is +.6 degrees
Previous SL: 281.6 Previous Sol: 533

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 209,293,299 km Difference is +98066 <== 4223 km/hour at 8.3 on 9/22
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 209,195,233 km Difference is +103344 <= 4150 km/hour at 9.1 on 9/21
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 209,091,889 km Difference is +95605 <== 4068 km/hour at 8.2 on 9/20

Reference star; HIP 8254 Magnitude 8.70 Day 4 - 41 hours East of Mars - good for another day

The apparent position of Mars is moving West away from the reference star, albeit slowly, as Earth slides "under" Mars
Mars is executing the "Retrograde" movement as seen from Earth. Earth is passing "under" Mars.
The online solar system display at the link below shows clearly how the Mars retrograde movement will occur in months ahead.
Retrograde movement started 2020/09/08 Sol 520

This web site offers an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 534 is in Month 20 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 20 extends from Sol 530 through 557. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 20
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 534 is Thursday in the Proposed calendar for Mars.

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 20 of 24: <<== Second month of Quarter 4

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-23 06:48:42

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 282.8 Sol Number: 535 Change is +.6 degrees
Previous SL: 282.2 Previous Sol: 534

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 209,398,050 km Difference is +104751 <= 4293 km/hour at 8.7 on 9/23
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 209,293,299 km Difference is +98066 <== 4223 km/hour at 8.3 on 9/22
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 209,195,233 km Difference is +103344 <= 4150 km/hour at 9.1 on 9/21

Reference galaxy: PGC 1299942 RA 01h 42m 7s In path

The apparent position of Mars is moving West away from the reference star, albeit slowly, as Earth slides "under" Mars
Mars is executing the "Retrograde" movement as seen from Earth. Earth is passing "under" Mars.
The online solar system display at the link below shows clearly how the Mars retrograde movement will occur in months ahead.
Retrograde movement started 2020/09/08 Sol 520

This web site offers an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 535 is in Month 20 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 20 extends from Sol 530 through 557. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 20
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 535 is Friday in the Proposed calendar for Mars.

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 20 of 24: <<== Second month of Quarter 4

tahanson43206 · 2020-09-24 06:43:20

Today on Mars: <<-- Days of the week are out of alignment with those on Earth due to the longer Martian Day. September 2020 next alignment estimate.

Per http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/tim … _time.html

Martian Year: 35 Martian Month in 12 month format: 10 <<== The Astronomical month will increment when longitude reaches 300 degrees

Solar Longitude: 283.4 Sol Number: 536 Change is +.6 degrees
Previous SL: 282.8 Previous Sol: 535

Note that Solar Longitude measurement varies as a function of location in orbit.

Note#2: https://theskylive.com/mars-tracker This web site shows the astronomical position of Mars.
Minus prefix means Mars is approaching the Sun. Perihelion occurred at Ls 253 on Sol 485 - Earth Date 2020/08/03
Plus prefix means Mars is moving away from the Sun. Aphelion will occur near 70 degrees Ls (per www.planetary.org)

Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 209,503,076 km Difference is +105026 <= 4376 km/hour at 8.7 on 9/24
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 209,398,050 km Difference is +104751 <= 4293 km/hour at 8.7 on 9/23
Distance of Mars from the Sun is given by theskylive.com as: 209,293,299 km Difference is +98066 <== 4223 km/hour at 8.3 on 9/22

Reference galaxy: PGC 1299942 RA 01h 42m 7s In path Day 2

The apparent position of Mars is moving West away from the reference star, albeit slowly, as Earth slides "under" Mars
Mars is executing the "Retrograde" movement as seen from Earth. Earth is passing "under" Mars.
The online solar system display at the link below shows clearly how the Mars retrograde movement will occur in months ahead.
Retrograde movement started 2020/09/08 Sol 520

This web site offers an online model of the solar system: www.solarsystemscope.com It requires Chrome 57, Firefox 52 or Safari 10.1

Sol 536 is in Month 20 of a Proposed 24 month calendar. See Post 19 of Holidays topic for a summary.
Month 20 extends from Sol 530 through 557. See post 82 of Holidays topic for current details. <<== There are 28 days in Month 20
Direct path to source: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257
Sol 536 is Saturday in the Proposed calendar for Mars.

The Next New Year's on Mars will occur when Solar Longitude reaches 360 degrees.
The next Skip Day will occur in September on Earth. A Skip Day occurs when the longer Mars Sol reaches 24 Earth hours.
For those who may be following this proposed calendar closely, there exists a "feature" I had not anticipated.
Days of the week fall behind Earth due to the longer Sol, but they gain when Friday is omitted at the end of a Quarter

For current weather on Mars at Insight location, see:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/weather/

Per SpaceNut: Here is another web page by NASA containing the latest news releases

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/?page=0&per_ … ope=Latest

All forum members are invited to post significant events for this day.
Events of interest will be ON Mars, or relate to Mars. Examples are launches, landings, discoveries

Recruiting text may be found at the bottom of this post: http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php … 57#p154257

Month 20 of 24: <<== Second month of Quarter 4

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