 | | Mars Opposition Depiction | | Mars Opposition of November 7, 2005 | | | Opposition at: November 7, 2005 08:00:00 hrs UTC 0.469983 AU (44,000,000 miles) | | Closest at: October 30, 2005 08:00:00 hrs UTC 0.464017 AU (43,000,000 miles) | | | Mars reached 19.93", tilting its SPC towards Earth by 16 degrees. Mars reached 72 deg alt at transit. | | | All Mars Oppositions 2000 - 2049 AD | | | | | Perihelion
July 17, 2005 | | Aphelion
June 25, 2006 | |
| | 30d Elong | | | | | | | | | | | 30d Elong | 13 Dec 2004
+1.7 mV
3.96" | 04 Feb 2005
+1.4 mV
4.66" | 29 Mar 2005
+0.9 mV
5.8" | 22 May 2005
+0.4 mV
7.51" | 14 Jul 2005
-0.2 mV
10.12" | 06 Sep 2005
-1.1 mV
14.7" | 29 Oct 2005
-2.3 mV
20.18" | 21 Dec 2005
-0.9 mV
13.54" | 13 Feb 2006
+0.5 mV
7.92" | 07 Apr 2006
+1.3 mV
5.49" | 30 May 2006
+1.7 mV
4.35" | 23 Jul 2006
+1.8 mV
3.8" |  | | | | | | | | | | | | 98% illum
+13.4° NP
39° transit | 94% illum
-2.2° SP
33° transit | 90% illum
-17.3° SP
37° transit | 86% illum
-24.7° SP
49° transit | 84% illum
-20.8° SP
62° transit | 88% illum
-12.3° SP
71° transit | 99% illum
-14.1° SP
73° transit | 93% illum
-19.7° SP
72° transit | 89% illum
-12.9° SP
78° transit | 91% illum
-0.0° SP
82° transit | 95% illum
+13.7° NP
78° transit | 98% illum
+23.7° NP
69°° transit |
Northern Fall
March 22, 2005 | Northern Winter
August 16, 2005 | Northern Spring
January 21, 2006 |
| | | Date | Distance | Magnitude | Diameter | Phase Angle | Illum | Tilt | H-Long | Transit | | | December 14, 2004 | 218,887,165 | +1.6 mV | 4.0" | 18° | 97% | +13.0° NP | 214° | 38° | | December 24, 2004 | 213,266,734 | +1.6 mV | 4.1" | 20° | 97% | +10.2° NP | 219° | 37° | | January 3, 2005 | 207,311,487 | +1.6 mV | 4.2" | 22° | 96% | +7.3° NP | 224° | 35° | | January 13, 2005 | 201,056,519 | +1.5 mV | 4.3" | 24° | 96% | +4.4° NP | 229° | 34° | | January 23, 2005 | 194,559,807 | +1.4 mV | 4.5" | 26° | 95% | +1.3° NP | 234° | 33° | | February 2, 2005 | 187,883,385 | +1.4 mV | 4.6" | 28° | 94% | -1.8° SP | 239° | 33° | | February 12, 2005 | 181,064,537 | +1.3 mV | 4.8" | 30° | 93% | -4.8° SP | 244° | 33° | | February 22, 2005 | 174,164,388 | +1.2 mV | 5.0" | 32° | 93% | -7.8° SP | 250° | 33° | | March 4, 2005 | 167,237,509 | +1.2 mV | 5.2" | 33° | 92% | -10.8° SP | 255° | 34° | | March 14, 2005 | 160,313,886 | +1.1 mV | 5.4" | 35° | 91% | -13.5° SP | 261° | 35° | | March 24, 2005 | 153,446,828 | +1.0 mV | 5.7" | 37° | 90% | -16.1° SP | 266° | 36° | | April 3, 2005 | 146,673,683 | +0.9 mV | 5.9" | 38° | 89% | -18.4° SP | 272° | 38° | | April 13, 2005 | 140,009,269 | +0.8 mV | 6.2" | 40° | 88% | -20.5° SP | 278° | 40° | | April 23, 2005 | 133,490,653 | +0.7 mV | 6.5" | 41° | 88% | -22.1° SP | 284° | 42° | | May 3, 2005 | 127,131,876 | +0.6 mV | 6.9" | 42° | 87% | -23.4° SP | 290° | 44° | | May 13, 2005 | 120,929,288 | +0.5 mV | 7.2" | 44° | 86% | -24.3° SP | 296° | 47° | | May 23, 2005 | 114,900,539 | +0.4 mV | 7.6" | 45° | 86% | -24.8° SP | 302° | 49° | | June 2, 2005 | 109,036,205 | +0.3 mV | 8.0" | 46° | 85% | -24.8° SP | 308° | 52° | | June 12, 2005 | 103,317,399 | +0.2 mV | 8.4" | 46° | 85% | -24.4° SP | 314° | 55° | | June 22, 2005 | 97,746,441 | +0.1 mV | 8.9" | 47° | 84% | -23.6° SP | 321° | 57° | | July 2, 2005 | 92,298,150 | -0.1 mV | 9.4" | 47° | 84% | -22.5° SP | 327° | 60° | | July 12, 2005 | 86,950,220 | -0.2 mV | 10.0" | 47° | 84% | -21.1° SP | 333° | 62° | | July 22, 2005 | 81,703,377 | -0.3 mV | 10.7" | 47° | 84% | -19.5° SP | 340° | 64° | | August 1, 2005 | 76,535,675 | -0.5 mV | 11.4" | 47° | 84% | -17.8° SP | 346° | 66° | | August 11, 2005 | 71,446,527 | -0.7 mV | 12.2" | 46° | 85% | -16.0° SP | 352° | 68° | | August 21, 2005 | 66,465,333 | -0.8 mV | 13.1" | 44° | 86% | -14.4° SP | 358° | 70° | | August 31, 2005 | 61,614,886 | -1.0 mV | 14.1" | 42° | 87% | -12.9° SP | 5° | 71° | | September 10, 2005 | 56,971,634 | -1.2 mV | 15.3" | 39° | 89% | -11.7° SP | 11° | 72° | | September 20, 2005 | 52,663,151 | -1.4 mV | 16.5" | 35° | 91% | -11.0° SP | 17° | 72° | | September 30, 2005 | 48,849,475 | -1.7 mV | 17.8" | 30° | 93% | -10.9° SP | 23° | 73° | | October 10, 2005 | 45,788,926 | -1.9 mV | 19.0" | 24° | 96% | -11.5° SP | 29° | 73° | | October 20, 2005 | 43,788,089 | -2.1 mV | 19.9" | 16° | 98% | -12.7° SP | 35° | 73° | | October 30, 2005 | 43,145,799 | -2.3 mV | 20.2" | 7° | 100% | -14.4° SP | 41° | 73° | | November 9, 2005 | 44,111,072 | -2.3 mV | 19.7" | 2° | 100% | -16.3° SP | 46° | 72° | | November 19, 2005 | 46,738,997 | -2.0 mV | 18.6" | 11° | 99% | -17.9° SP | 52° | 72° | | November 29, 2005 | 50,916,723 | -1.7 mV | 17.1" | 19° | 97% | -19.1° SP | 58° | 72° | | December 9, 2005 | 56,435,947 | -1.3 mV | 15.4" | 25° | 95% | -19.7° SP | 63° | 72° | | December 19, 2005 | 63,024,783 | -1.0 mV | 13.8" | 29° | 94% | -19.7° SP | 68° | 72° | | December 29, 2005 | 70,457,032 | -0.7 mV | 12.4" | 33° | 92% | -19.3° SP | 73° | 73° | | January 8, 2006 | 78,538,765 | -0.4 mV | 11.1" | 35° | 91% | -18.4° SP | 79° | 74° | | January 18, 2006 | 87,089,641 | -0.1 mV | 10.0" | 37° | 90% | -17.2° SP | 84° | 75° | | January 28, 2006 | 95,988,514 | +0.1 mV | 9.1" | 38° | 89% | -15.7° SP | 89° | 76° | | February 7, 2006 | 105,118,967 | +0.4 mV | 8.3" | 38° | 89% | -13.9° SP | 94° | 77° | | February 17, 2006 | 114,370,933 | +0.6 mV | 7.6" | 38° | 89% | -11.9° SP | 98° | 78° | | February 27, 2006 | 123,674,332 | +0.7 mV | 7.0" | 38° | 89% | -9.7° SP | 103° | 79° | | March 9, 2006 | 132,944,433 | +0.9 mV | 6.6" | 38° | 90% | -7.3° SP | 108° | 80° | | March 19, 2006 | 142,105,868 | +1.0 mV | 6.1" | 37° | 90% | -4.8° SP | 112° | 81° | | March 29, 2006 | 151,112,332 | +1.2 mV | 5.8" | 36° | 91% | -2.3° SP | 117° | 81° | | April 8, 2006 | 159,895,319 | +1.3 mV | 5.4" | 35° | 91% | +0.4° NP | 122° | 82° | | April 18, 2006 | 168,402,952 | +1.4 mV | 5.2" | 33° | 92% | +3.0° NP | 126° | 81° | | April 28, 2006 | 176,603,661 | +1.5 mV | 4.9" | 32° | 92% | +5.6° NP | 131° | 81° | | May 8, 2006 | 184,441,215 | +1.6 mV | 4.7" | 31° | 93% | +8.2° NP | 135° | 81° | | May 18, 2006 | 191,882,687 | +1.6 mV | 4.5" | 29° | 94% | +10.8° NP | 139° | 80° | | May 28, 2006 | 198,906,517 | +1.7 mV | 4.4" | 27° | 94% | +13.2° NP | 144° | 79° | | June 7, 2006 | 205,467,341 | +1.7 mV | 4.2" | 26° | 95% | +15.5° NP | 148° | 77° | | June 17, 2006 | 211,547,802 | +1.8 mV | 4.1" | 24° | 96% | +17.7° NP | 153° | 76° | | June 27, 2006 | 217,132,719 | +1.8 mV | 4.0" | 22° | 96% | +19.7° NP | 157° | 74° | | July 7, 2006 | 222,186,974 | +1.8 mV | 3.9" | 21° | 97% | +21.5° NP | 161° | 72° | | July 17, 2006 | 226,706,010 | +1.8 mV | 3.8" | 19° | 97% | +23.0° NP | 166° | 70° |
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