 | | Imaging the Planet Mars | | | | Mars Ephemeris for the next 18 months | | | Date | Elong | Transit | mV | Diam | Illum | Illum Arcsec | Tilt | H Long | | | 2020-02-01 | 52.2° | 33° | +1.4 mV | 4.8" | 93.3 % | 17 | +1.7° NP | 229° | | 2020-03-01 | 61.5° | 33° | +1.1 mV | 5.5" | 90.9 % | 21 | -6.9° SP | 244° | | 2020-04-01 | 70.9° | 36° | +0.8 mV | 6.4" | 88.4 % | 29 | -15.2° SP | 260.7° | | 2020-05-01 | 79.5° | 41° | +0.4 mV | 7.6" | 86.3 % | 39 | -21.2° SP | 277.9° | | 2020-06-01 | 88.3° | 47° | -0.0 mV | 9.3" | 84.7 % | 57 | -24.1° SP | 296.4° | | 2020-07-01 | 97.9° | 54° | -0.5 mV | 11.5" | 84.4 % | 87 | -23.5° SP | 315° | | 2020-08-01 | 110.9° | 60° | -1.1 mV | 14.6" | 86.4 % | 144 | -20.5° SP | 334.6° | | 2020-09-01 | 131.3° | 63° | -1.8 mV | 18.9" | 91.9 % | 258 | -17.9° SP | 354.2° | | 2020-10-01 | 162.8° | 63° | -2.5 mV | 22.4" | 98.9 % | 391 | -19.1° SP | 12.9° | | 2020-11-01 | 157.3° | 61° | -2.1 mV | 20.1" | 98.2 % | 311 | -22.9° SP | 31.5° | | 2020-12-01 | 127.8° | 63° | -1.1 mV | 14.6" | 92.4 % | 155 | -24.5° SP | 48.8° | | 2021-01-01 | 106.6° | 68° | -0.2 mV | 10.4" | 89.1 % | 76 | -22.9° SP | 65.7° | | 2021-02-01 | 90.2° | 73° | +0.4 mV | 7.9" | 88.6 % | 43 | -18.4° SP | 81.8° | | 2021-03-01 | 77.6° | 78° | +0.9 mV | 6.4" | 89.6 % | 29 | -12.4° SP | 95.6° | | 2021-04-01 | 65° | 81° | +1.3 mV | 5.3" | 91.4 % | 20 | -4.4° SP | 110.3° | | 2021-05-01 | 53.7° | 81° | +1.6 mV | 4.6" | 93.4 % | 16 | +3.9° NP | 124° | | 2021-06-01 | 42.8° | 79° | +1.7 mV | 4.2" | 95.5 % | 13 | +12.0° NP | 137.8° | | 2021-07-01 | 32.6° | 75° | +1.8 mV | 3.9" | 97.2 % | 11 | +18.8° NP | 150.9° |
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| | Next 10 Mars Oppositions | | All Mars Oppositions 2000 - 2049 AD | | | Date | Elev | mV | Diameter | Illum Arcsec | Tilt | Closest | Dist | C mV | C Diam | C Illum Arcsec | | | 2018-07-27 | 31° | -2.8 mV | 24.2" | 461 | -11.3° SP | 2018-07-31 | 35,784,000 | -2.8 mV | 24.3" | 464 | | 2020-10-14 | 62° | -2.6 mV | 22.3" | 392 | -20.7° SP | 2020-10-06 | 38,567,000 | -2.6 mV | 22.6" | 398 | | 2022-12-08 | 81° | -1.9 mV | 17.1" | 228 | -5.3° SP | 2022-12-01 | 50,610,000 | -1.8 mV | 17.2" | 232 | | 2025-01-16 | 82° | -1.4 mV | 14.6" | 166 | +10.4° NP | 2025-01-12 | 59,703,000 | -1.4 mV | 14.6" | 167 | | 2027-02-19 | 72° | -1.2 mV | 13.8" | 150 | +20.4° NP | 2027-02-20 | 63,017,000 | -1.2 mV | 13.8" | 150 | | 2029-03-25 | 58° | -1.3 mV | 14.4" | 163 | +23.1° NP | 2029-03-29 | 60,163,000 | -1.3 mV | 14.5" | 164 | | 2031-05-04 | 41° | -1.8 mV | 16.8" | 221 | +16.3° NP | 2031-05-12 | 51,439,000 | -1.7 mV | 16.9" | 224 | | 2033-06-27 | 29° | -2.5 mV | 21.9" | 377 | -1.9° SP | 2033-07-05 | 39,323,000 | -2.5 mV | 22.1" | 383 | | 2035-09-15 | 48° | -2.8 mV | 24.5" | 472 | -21.3° SP | 2035-09-11 | 35,360,000 | -2.8 mV | 24.6" | 475 | | 2037-11-19 | 77° | -2.2 mV | 18.8" | 276 | -12.2° SP | 2037-11-11 | 45,879,000 | -2.1 mV | 19" | 282 |
| | | Upcoming Lunar Occultations of Mars | | | Date UTC | Time UTC | Sun Elevation | Elevation | Limb Separation (arcmin) | Moon Illum | Mars Size | Mars Illum | | | 2021-12-03 | 01:52 | -16° | -30° | -15.93' | 3% | 3.8" | 99% | | 2022-12-08 | 02:58 | -28° | 29° | -10.33' | 100% | 17.1" | 100% | | 2023-01-31 | 05:06 | -46° | 71° | -4.11' | 74% | 10.8" | 92% | | 2023-09-16 | 18:54 | 51° | 34° | 3.11' | 3% | 3.7" | 99% | | 2024-05-05 | 03:18 | -6° | -45° | -7.49' | 13% | 4.8" | 94% | | 2025-01-14 | 02:17 | -12° | 11° | -13.67' | 100% | 14.6" | 100% | | 2025-02-09 | 19:08 | 41° | -29° | -13.73' | 92% | 12.9" | 97% | | 2025-06-30 | 01:17 | 11° | 52° | 1.69' | 24% | 4.9" | 92% | | 2027-12-29 | 11:14 | -47° | -63° | -2.42' | 3% | 4.1" | 99% | | 2029-10-11 | 14:57 | 13° | -40° | 3.95' | 21% | 5.3" | 91% | | 2030-06-01 | 04:00 | -13° | -14° | -0.09' | 0% | 3.7" | 100% | | 2031-07-28 | 07:43 | -38° | -6° | 6.34' | 59% | 10.7" | 86% | | 2037-04-10 | 02:44 | -10° | -68° | -5.26' | 26% | 5.8" | 90% | | 2038-06-07 | 05:38 | -29° | 3° | -4.68' | 17% | 4.4" | 94% | | 2039-09-11 | 05:30 | -45° | -12° | 4.78' | 43% | 7.8" | 86% | | 2039-12-04 | 05:49 | -66° | 31° | 6.60' | 89% | 14.0" | 96% | | 2040-11-05 | 15:29 | 20° | 9° | -8.60' | 1% | 3.8" | 100% | | 2042-01-09 | 15:50 | 12° | 15° | -12.90' | 90% | 12.5" | 97% | | 2042-02-05 | 04:25 | -33° | 32° | -8.33' | 100% | 13.9" | 100% | | 2042-03-03 | 18:15 | 41° | -35° | 1.05' | 91% | 12.5" | 97% | | 2045-01-20 | 08:26 | -71° | -70° | -4.82' | 4% | 4.2" | 98% | | 2045-09-08 | 10:39 | -30° | 4° | -3.26' | 9% | 4.0" | 97% | | 2047-06-23 | 10:32 | -18° | -18° | -4.77' | 0% | 3.6" | 100% | | 2048-05-28 | 08:20 | -36° | 33° | -15.85' | 100% | 19.0" | 100% | | 2049-04-05 | 11:21 | -31° | -37° | 3.10' | 10% | 4.2" | 96% |
| | | Upcoming Mars Planetary Conjunctions | | | Date | Separation | Solar Elong | Closer Planet | Size | Illum | Further Planet | Size | Illum | | | 2000-06-21 | 0.31° | 3° | Venus | 9.6" | 100% | Mars | 3.6" | 100% | | 2000-08-10 | 0.08° | 12° | Mercury | 5.5" | 86% | Mars | 3.6" | 100% | | 2002-05-10 | 0.29° | 28° | Venus | 11.7" | 87% | Mars | 3.9" | 98% | | 2004-07-11 | 0.16° | 22° | Mercury | 6.1" | 70% | Mars | 3.7" | 99% | | 2004-09-27 | 0.18° | 4° | Mars | 3.5" | 100% | Jupiter | 30.6" | 100% | | 2006-09-15 | 0.14° | 12° | Mercury | 4.9" | 94% | Mars | 3.6" | 100% | | 2008-09-12 | 0.3° | 26° | Venus | 11.2" | 90% | Mars | 3.8" | 98% | | 2009-04-15 | 0.43° | 31° | Mars | 4.4" | 96% | Uranus | 3.4" | 100% | | 2011-05-01 | 0.36° | 18° | Mars | 4" | 99% | Jupiter | 33.4" | 100% | | 2013-02-04 | 0.41° | 16° | Mars | 4.1" | 99% | Neptune | 2.2" | 100% | | 2013-02-08 | 0.26° | 15° | Mercury | 5.8" | 81% | Mars | 4.1" | 99% | | 2013-05-08 | 0.4° | 5° | Mercury | 5.1" | 98% | Mars | 3.8" | 100% | | 2015-01-20 | 0.21° | 36° | Mars | 4.6" | 95% | Neptune | 2.2" | 100% | | 2015-07-16 | 0.14° | 9° | Mercury | 5.3" | 93% | Mars | 3.6" | 100% | | 2015-10-17 | 0.38° | 40° | Mars | 4.1" | 96% | Jupiter | 32.2" | 100% | | 2017-01-01 | 0.02° | 59° | Mars | 5.7" | 90% | Neptune | 2.2" | 100% | | 2017-09-16 | 0.06° | 17° | Mercury | 6.4" | 66% | Mars | 3.6" | 99% | | 2017-10-05 | 0.21° | 23° | Venus | 11" | 92% | Mars | 3.7" | 99% | | 2018-01-07 | 0.2° | 59° | Mars | 4.9" | 93% | Jupiter | 33.6" | 99% | | 2018-12-07 | 0.03° | 88° | Mars | 8.8" | 86% | Neptune | 2.3" | 100% | | 2019-06-18 | 0.22° | 24° | Mercury | 7.4" | 49% | Mars | 3.7" | 98% | | 2019-08-24 | 0.29° | 3° | Venus | 9.7" | 100% | Mars | 3.5" | 100% | | 2020-03-23 | 0.01° | 68° | Mars | 6.1" | 89% | Pluto | 0.1" | 100% | | 2021-07-13 | 0.47° | 28° | Venus | 11.7" | 87% | Mars | 3.8" | 98% | | 2021-08-19 | 0.07° | 16° | Mercury | 5.2" | 87% | Mars | 3.6" | 99% | | 2022-04-05 | 0.31° | 53° | Mars | 5.3" | 91% | Saturn | 15.9" | 100% | | 2023-10-29 | 0.33° | 6° | Mercury | 4.7" | 99% | Mars | 3.7" | 100% | | 2024-01-27 | 0.24° | 20° | Mercury | 5.4" | 84% | Mars | 4" | 99% | | 2024-04-10 | 0.44° | 37° | Mars | 4.6" | 95% | Saturn | 15.8" | 100% | | 2024-04-29 | 0.04° | 40° | Mars | 4.7" | 94% | Neptune | 2.2" | 100% | | 2024-08-14 | 0.31° | 66° | Mars | 6.1" | 88% | Jupiter | 36.7" | 99% | | 2026-01-08 | 0.17° | 1° | Venus | 9.8" | 100% | Mars | 3.9" | 100% | | 2026-07-04 | 0.11° | 38° | Mars | 4.5" | 95% | Uranus | 3.5" | 100% | | 2027-11-25 | 0.31° | 27° | Venus | 11.5" | 89% | Mars | 4.2" | 97% | | 2028-06-23 | 0.19° | 21° | Mars | 3.9" | 98% | Uranus | 3.5" | 100% | | 2030-06-15 | 0.42° | 6° | Mars | 3.7" | 100% | Uranus | 3.5" | 100% | | 2030-06-19 | 0.19° | 6° | Mercury | 5.2" | 97% | Mars | 3.7" | 100% | | 2032-06-22 | 0.21° | 6° | Venus | 9.7" | 100% | Mars | 3.6" | 100% | | 2032-08-23 | 0.02° | 13° | Mercury | 5.7" | 82% | Mars | 3.6" | 99% | | 2033-12-01 | 0.18° | 80° | Mars | 7.9" | 86% | Jupiter | 39" | 99% | | 2034-05-12 | 0.43° | 31° | Venus | 12.2" | 85% | Mars | 3.9" | 97% | | 2036-07-20 | 0.12° | 22° | Mars | 3.7" | 99% | Saturn | 16.4" | 100% | | 2036-07-23 | 0.04° | 20° | Mercury | 5.8" | 76% | Mars | 3.6" | 99% | | 2038-09-29 | 0.21° | 10° | Mercury | 4.8" | 96% | Mars | 3.6" | 100% | | 2039-06-23 | 0.39° | 59° | Mars | 5.8" | 89% | Neptune | 2.3" | 100% | | 2040-08-18 | 0.33° | 36° | Mars | 4.1" | 96% | Jupiter | 31.6" | 100% | | 2040-09-13 | 0.22° | 28° | Venus | 11.6" | 88% | Mars | 3.9" | 98% | | 2045-05-22 | 0.28° | 5° | Mercury | 5.1" | 98% | Mars | 3.8" | 100% | | 2047-07-29 | 0.08° | 10° | Mercury | 5.4" | 91% | Mars | 3.6" | 100% | | 2047-11-07 | 0.12° | 45° | Venus | 19.4" | 61% | Mars | 4.2" | 95% | | 2049-09-27 | 0.04° | 18° | Mercury | 7" | 51% | Mars | 3.6" | 99% | | 2049-09-28 | 0.41° | 18° | Mars | 3.6" | 99% | Uranus | 3.7" | 100% | | 2049-10-06 | 0.3° | 21° | Venus | 10.7" | 93% | Mars | 3.7" | 99% |
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