| Mars Opposition Depiction | Mars Opposition of May 22, 2016 | | Opposition at: May 22, 2016 10:00:00 hrs UTC 0.509514 AU (47,000,000 miles) | Closest at: May 31, 2016 06:00:00 hrs UTC 0.503210 AU (47,000,000 miles) | | With perihelion 5 months after opposition, this is a relatively close approach with Mars reaching 18.5". | | All Mars Oppositions 2000 - 2049 AD | | | | | Aphelion November 20, 2015 | | Perihelion October 29, 2016 | |
| 30d Elong | | | | | | | | | | | 30d Elong | 20 Sep 2015 +1.8 mV 3.84" | 11 Nov 2015 +1.7 mV 4.4" | 02 Jan 2016 +1.2 mV 5.61" | 23 Feb 2016 +0.4 mV 8.21" | 15 Apr 2016 -1.0 mV 13.88" | 07 Jun 2016 -1.9 mV 18.45" | 29 Jul 2016 -0.8 mV 13.24" | 19 Sep 2016 -0.1 mV 9.37" | 10 Nov 2016 +0.5 mV 7.15" | 01 Jan 2017 +0.9 mV 5.69" | 22 Feb 2017 +1.3 mV 4.69" | 16 Apr 2017 +1.5 mV 4.04" | | | | | | | | | | | | | 98% illum +22.8° NP 70° transit | 95% illum +25.4° NP 58° transit | 91% illum +20.0° NP 47° transit | 90% illum +10.9° NP 39° transit | 95% illum +6.0° NP 35° transit | 99% illum +13.5° NP 35° transit | 88% illum +13.6° NP 34° transit | 85% illum +1.5° NP 31° transit | 87% illum -14.5° SP 35° transit | 90% illum -25.4° SP 48° transit | 94% illum -24.1° SP 64° transit | 97% illum -12.3° SP 76°° transit |
Northern Summer January 3, 2016 | Northern Fall July 4, 2016 | Northern Winter November 28, 2016 |
| | Date | Distance | Magnitude | Diameter | Phase Angle | Illum | Tilt | H-Long | Transit | | September 28, 2015 | 222,943,243 | +1.8 mV | 3.9" | 19° | 97% | +23.9° NP | 133° | 68° | October 8, 2015 | 218,110,174 | +1.8 mV | 4.0" | 21° | 97% | +24.8° NP | 137° | 66° | October 18, 2015 | 212,677,703 | +1.8 mV | 4.1" | 23° | 96% | +25.3° NP | 142° | 64° | October 28, 2015 | 206,672,376 | +1.7 mV | 4.2" | 25° | 95% | +25.6° NP | 146° | 61° | November 7, 2015 | 200,115,774 | +1.7 mV | 4.4" | 26° | 95% | +25.5° NP | 150° | 59° | November 17, 2015 | 193,021,791 | +1.6 mV | 4.5" | 28° | 94% | +25.1° NP | 155° | 57° | November 27, 2015 | 185,439,652 | +1.6 mV | 4.7" | 30° | 93% | +24.4° NP | 159° | 54° | December 7, 2015 | 177,406,460 | +1.5 mV | 4.9" | 31° | 93% | +23.5° NP | 164° | 52° | December 17, 2015 | 168,960,142 | +1.4 mV | 5.2" | 32° | 92% | +22.3° NP | 168° | 50° | December 27, 2015 | 160,171,879 | +1.3 mV | 5.4" | 34° | 92% | +20.9° NP | 172° | 48° | January 6, 2016 | 151,093,814 | +1.2 mV | 5.8" | 35° | 91% | +19.3° NP | 177° | 46° | January 16, 2016 | 141,787,215 | +1.1 mV | 6.1" | 36° | 91% | +17.6° NP | 181° | 44° | January 26, 2016 | 132,341,361 | +0.9 mV | 6.6" | 37° | 90% | +15.8° NP | 186° | 42° | February 5, 2016 | 122,821,983 | +0.8 mV | 7.1" | 37° | 90% | +14.0° NP | 190° | 41° | February 15, 2016 | 113,313,270 | +0.6 mV | 7.7" | 37° | 90% | +12.2° NP | 195° | 40° | February 25, 2016 | 103,921,438 | +0.4 mV | 8.4" | 37° | 90% | +10.5° NP | 199° | 38° | March 6, 2016 | 94,731,912 | +0.1 mV | 9.2" | 36° | 90% | +9.0° NP | 204° | 37° | March 16, 2016 | 85,863,596 | -0.1 mV | 10.1" | 35° | 91% | +7.7° NP | 209° | 37° | March 26, 2016 | 77,456,555 | -0.4 mV | 11.2" | 33° | 92% | +6.7° NP | 213° | 36° | April 5, 2016 | 69,648,428 | -0.7 mV | 12.5" | 30° | 93% | +6.1° NP | 218° | 36° | April 15, 2016 | 62,635,783 | -1.0 mV | 13.9" | 26° | 95% | +6.0° NP | 223° | 35° | April 25, 2016 | 56,637,327 | -1.3 mV | 15.4" | 20° | 97% | +6.5° NP | 228° | 35° | May 5, 2016 | 51,880,789 | -1.6 mV | 16.8" | 13° | 99% | +7.6° NP | 233° | 35° | May 15, 2016 | 48,613,945 | -1.9 mV | 17.9" | 6° | 100% | +9.3° NP | 238° | 35° | May 25, 2016 | 46,980,084 | -2.1 mV | 18.5" | 3° | 100% | +11.3° NP | 243° | 35° | June 4, 2016 | 46,984,142 | -1.9 mV | 18.5" | 12° | 99% | +13.1° NP | 249° | 35° | June 14, 2016 | 48,482,674 | -1.8 mV | 18.0" | 20° | 97% | +14.6° NP | 254° | 35° | June 24, 2016 | 51,183,840 | -1.5 mV | 17.0" | 27° | 95% | +15.4° NP | 260° | 35° | July 4, 2016 | 54,792,045 | -1.3 mV | 15.9" | 32° | 92% | +15.6° NP | 265° | 35° | July 14, 2016 | 59,039,562 | -1.1 mV | 14.8" | 37° | 90% | +15.1° NP | 271° | 35° | July 24, 2016 | 63,698,880 | -0.9 mV | 13.7" | 40° | 88% | +14.2° NP | 277° | 34° | August 3, 2016 | 68,633,302 | -0.7 mV | 12.7" | 42° | 87% | +12.7° NP | 283° | 33° | August 13, 2016 | 73,735,505 | -0.6 mV | 11.8" | 44° | 86% | +10.8° NP | 288° | 33° | August 23, 2016 | 78,931,052 | -0.4 mV | 11.0" | 45° | 85% | +8.6° NP | 295° | 32° | September 2, 2016 | 84,199,371 | -0.3 mV | 10.3" | 46° | 85% | +6.1° NP | 301° | 31° | September 12, 2016 | 89,512,406 | -0.1 mV | 9.7" | 46° | 85% | +3.4° NP | 307° | 31° | September 22, 2016 | 94,860,989 | -0.0 mV | 9.2" | 46° | 85% | +0.4° NP | 313° | 31° | October 2, 2016 | 100,265,140 | +0.1 mV | 8.7" | 46° | 85% | -2.7° SP | 319° | 31° | October 12, 2016 | 105,721,209 | +0.2 mV | 8.2" | 45° | 85% | -5.8° SP | 326° | 31° | October 22, 2016 | 111,240,683 | +0.3 mV | 7.8" | 45° | 86% | -8.9° SP | 332° | 32° | November 1, 2016 | 116,849,323 | +0.4 mV | 7.5" | 44° | 86% | -12.0° SP | 338° | 33° | November 11, 2016 | 122,542,802 | +0.5 mV | 7.1" | 43° | 87% | -14.9° SP | 345° | 35° | November 21, 2016 | 128,331,761 | +0.6 mV | 6.8" | 42° | 87% | -17.7° SP | 351° | 37° | December 1, 2016 | 134,230,347 | +0.6 mV | 6.5" | 41° | 88% | -20.1° SP | 357° | 39° | December 11, 2016 | 140,221,323 | +0.7 mV | 6.2" | 39° | 89% | -22.3° SP | 4° | 42° | December 21, 2016 | 146,304,448 | +0.8 mV | 6.0" | 38° | 89% | -24.0° SP | 10° | 45° | December 31, 2016 | 152,475,136 | +0.9 mV | 5.7" | 37° | 90% | -25.3° SP | 16° | 48° | January 10, 2017 | 158,700,047 | +1.0 mV | 5.5" | 35° | 91% | -26.1° SP | 22° | 51° | January 20, 2017 | 164,966,616 | +1.0 mV | 5.3" | 34° | 92% | -26.4° SP | 28° | 54° | January 30, 2017 | 171,252,446 | +1.1 mV | 5.1" | 32° | 92% | -26.3° SP | 34° | 57° | February 9, 2017 | 177,511,878 | +1.2 mV | 4.9" | 30° | 93% | -25.6° SP | 40° | 60° | February 19, 2017 | 183,724,241 | +1.2 mV | 4.7" | 29° | 94% | -24.5° SP | 45° | 63° | March 1, 2017 | 189,854,948 | +1.3 mV | 4.6" | 27° | 95% | -22.9° SP | 51° | 66° | March 11, 2017 | 195,853,106 | +1.4 mV | 4.5" | 25° | 95% | -21.0° SP | 57° | 69° | March 21, 2017 | 201,695,707 | +1.4 mV | 4.3" | 24° | 96% | -18.9° SP | 62° | 71° | March 31, 2017 | 207,342,249 | +1.5 mV | 4.2" | 22° | 96% | -16.4° SP | 67° | 73° | April 10, 2017 | 212,743,341 | +1.5 mV | 4.1" | 20° | 97% | -13.8° SP | 73° | 75° |
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