 | | Mars Opposition Depiction | | Mars Opposition of October 14, 2020 | | | Opposition at: October 14, 2020 02:00:00 hrs UTC 0.419359 AU (38,983,698 miles) | | Closest at: October 6, 2020 09:00:00 hrs UTC 0.414876 AU (38,566,883 miles) | | | When closest for this perihelic opposition, Mars is only 0.414,876 AU (38,565,100 million miles) away and spans 22.57", shining at -2.57 mV. | | | All Mars Oppositions 2000 - 2049 AD | | | | | | 30d Elong | | | | | | | | | | | 30d Elong | 28 Nov 2019
+1.7 mV
3.9" | 21 Jan 2020
+1.4 mV
4.61" | 14 Mar 2020
+1.0 mV
5.85" | 7 May 2020
+0.3 mV
7.91" | 29 Jun 2020
-0.5 mV
11.33" | 22 Aug 2020
-1.6 mV
17.41" | 14 Oct 2020
-2.6 mV
22.3" | 7 Dec 2020
-1.0 mV
13.64" | 29 Jan 2021
+0.4 mV
8.02" | 23 Mar 2021
+1.2 mV
5.56" | 16 May 2021
+1.7 mV
4.37" | 8 Jul 2021
+1.8 mV
3.8" |  | | | | | | | | | | | | 98% illum
+18.8° NP
43° transit | 94% illum
+4.9° NP
34° transit | 90% illum
-10.8° SP
34° transit | 86% illum
-22.1° SP
42° transit | 84% illum
-23.6° SP
54° transit | 90% illum
-18.4° SP
62° transit | 100% illum
-20.8° SP
62° transit | 91% illum
-24.4° SP
64° transit | 89% illum
-18.9° SP
73° transit | 91% illum
-6.6° SP
80° transit | 94% illum
+8.0° NP
81° transit | 98% illum
+20.3° NP
73°° transit |
Northern Fall
April 8, 2020 | Northern Winter
September 2, 2020 | Northern Spring
February 7, 2021 |
| | | Date | Distance | Magnitude | Diameter | Phase Angle | Illum | Tilt | H-Long | Transit | | | December 6, 2019 | 218,632,000 | +1.7 mV | 4.0" | 19° | 97% | +17.0° NP | 202° | 42° | | December 16, 2019 | 212,709,000 | +1.7 mV | 4.1" | 21° | 97% | +14.6° NP | 207° | 40° | | December 26, 2019 | 206,389,000 | +1.6 mV | 4.2" | 23° | 96% | +12.0° NP | 211° | 38° | | January 5, 2020 | 199,715,000 | +1.5 mV | 4.4" | 25° | 95% | +9.3° NP | 216° | 36° | | January 15, 2020 | 192,754,000 | +1.5 mV | 4.5" | 27° | 95% | +6.4° NP | 221° | 35° | | January 25, 2020 | 185,549,000 | +1.4 mV | 4.7" | 29° | 94% | +3.5° NP | 226° | 34° | | February 4, 2020 | 178,152,000 | +1.3 mV | 4.9" | 31° | 93% | +0.5° NP | 231° | 33° | | February 14, 2020 | 170,635,000 | +1.3 mV | 5.1" | 33° | 92% | -2.5° SP | 236° | 33° | | February 24, 2020 | 163,034,000 | +1.2 mV | 5.3" | 34° | 91% | -5.4° SP | 241° | 33° | | March 5, 2020 | 155,407,000 | +1.1 mV | 5.6" | 36° | 91% | -8.3° SP | 247° | 33° | | March 15, 2020 | 147,812,000 | +1.0 mV | 5.9" | 37° | 90% | -11.1° SP | 252° | 34° | | March 25, 2020 | 140,278,000 | +0.9 mV | 6.2" | 39° | 89% | -13.7° SP | 257° | 35° | | April 4, 2020 | 132,850,000 | +0.7 mV | 6.6" | 40° | 88% | -16.2° SP | 263° | 36° | | April 14, 2020 | 125,571,000 | +0.6 mV | 6.9" | 42° | 87% | -18.3° SP | 269° | 38° | | April 24, 2020 | 118,452,000 | +0.5 mV | 7.4" | 43° | 87% | -20.2° SP | 274° | 39° | | May 4, 2020 | 111,523,000 | +0.4 mV | 7.8" | 44° | 86% | -21.8° SP | 280° | 41° | | May 14, 2020 | 104,804,000 | +0.2 mV | 8.3" | 45° | 85% | -23.0° SP | 286° | 44° | | May 24, 2020 | 98,289,000 | +0.1 mV | 8.9" | 46° | 85% | -23.8° SP | 292° | 46° | | June 3, 2020 | 91,994,000 | -0.1 mV | 9.5" | 46° | 85% | -24.2° SP | 298° | 48° | | June 13, 2020 | 85,920,000 | -0.2 mV | 10.1" | 47° | 84% | -24.3° SP | 304° | 50° | | June 23, 2020 | 80,049,000 | -0.4 mV | 10.9" | 47° | 84% | -23.9° SP | 311° | 53° | | July 3, 2020 | 74,395,000 | -0.6 mV | 11.7" | 46° | 85% | -23.3° SP | 317° | 55° | | July 13, 2020 | 68,951,000 | -0.7 mV | 12.6" | 46° | 85% | -22.4° SP | 323° | 57° | | July 23, 2020 | 63,715,000 | -0.9 mV | 13.7" | 45° | 86% | -21.4° SP | 329° | 59° | | August 2, 2020 | 58,723,000 | -1.1 mV | 14.8" | 43° | 87% | -20.3° SP | 336° | 60° | | August 12, 2020 | 54,004,000 | -1.4 mV | 16.1" | 41° | 88% | -19.2° SP | 342° | 62° | | August 22, 2020 | 49,626,000 | -1.6 mV | 17.5" | 37° | 90% | -18.4° SP | 349° | 63° | | September 1, 2020 | 45,720,000 | -1.8 mV | 19.0" | 33° | 92% | -17.8° SP | 355° | 63° | | September 11, 2020 | 42,439,000 | -2.1 mV | 20.5" | 27° | 95% | -17.8° SP | 1° | 63° | | September 21, 2020 | 40,016,000 | -2.3 mV | 21.8" | 20° | 97% | -18.2° SP | 7° | 63° | | October 1, 2020 | 38,724,000 | -2.5 mV | 22.5" | 11° | 99% | -19.2° SP | 13° | 63° | | October 11, 2020 | 38,783,000 | -2.6 mV | 22.5" | 3° | 100% | -20.4° SP | 20° | 62° | | October 21, 2020 | 40,340,000 | -2.5 mV | 21.6" | 7° | 100% | -21.8° SP | 26° | 61° | | October 31, 2020 | 43,373,000 | -2.1 mV | 20.1" | 15° | 98% | -22.9° SP | 32° | 61° | | November 10, 2020 | 47,726,000 | -1.8 mV | 18.2" | 22° | 96% | -23.8° SP | 37° | 61° | | November 20, 2020 | 53,213,000 | -1.5 mV | 16.4" | 28° | 94% | -24.3° SP | 43° | 62° | | November 30, 2020 | 59,614,000 | -1.1 mV | 14.6" | 32° | 92% | -24.5° SP | 49° | 63° | | December 10, 2020 | 66,746,000 | -0.8 mV | 13.0" | 35° | 91% | -24.3° SP | 54° | 64° | | December 20, 2020 | 74,474,000 | -0.5 mV | 11.7" | 37° | 90% | -23.8° SP | 60° | 66° | | December 30, 2020 | 82,655,000 | -0.3 mV | 10.5" | 39° | 89% | -23.0° SP | 65° | 68° | | January 9, 2021 | 91,190,000 | -0.0 mV | 9.6" | 39° | 89% | -21.9° SP | 70° | 69° | | January 19, 2021 | 99,996,000 | +0.2 mV | 8.7" | 40° | 89% | -20.5° SP | 76° | 71° | | January 29, 2021 | 108,973,000 | +0.4 mV | 8.0" | 40° | 89% | -18.8° SP | 81° | 73° | | February 8, 2021 | 118,059,000 | +0.6 mV | 7.4" | 39° | 89% | -16.9° SP | 86° | 75° | | February 18, 2021 | 127,185,000 | +0.8 mV | 6.9" | 39° | 89% | -14.7° SP | 91° | 76° | | February 28, 2021 | 136,272,000 | +0.9 mV | 6.4" | 38° | 90% | -12.4° SP | 96° | 78° | | March 10, 2021 | 145,274,000 | +1.1 mV | 6.0" | 37° | 90% | -9.9° SP | 100° | 79° | | March 20, 2021 | 154,132,000 | +1.2 mV | 5.7" | 35° | 91% | -7.3° SP | 105° | 80° | | March 30, 2021 | 162,780,000 | +1.3 mV | 5.4" | 34° | 91% | -4.7° SP | 110° | 81° | | April 9, 2021 | 171,187,000 | +1.4 mV | 5.1" | 33° | 92% | -1.9° SP | 114° | 81° | | April 19, 2021 | 179,300,000 | +1.5 mV | 4.9" | 31° | 93% | +0.8° NP | 119° | 81° | | April 29, 2021 | 187,069,000 | +1.6 mV | 4.7" | 30° | 93% | +3.6° NP | 123° | 81° | | May 9, 2021 | 194,473,000 | +1.6 mV | 4.5" | 28° | 94% | +6.3° NP | 128° | 81° | | May 19, 2021 | 201,467,000 | +1.7 mV | 4.3" | 27° | 95% | +8.9° NP | 132° | 80° | | May 29, 2021 | 208,016,000 | +1.7 mV | 4.2" | 25° | 95% | +11.5° NP | 137° | 79° | | June 8, 2021 | 214,108,000 | +1.8 mV | 4.1" | 23° | 96% | +14.0° NP | 141° | 78° | | June 18, 2021 | 219,704,000 | +1.8 mV | 4.0" | 21° | 97% | +16.3° NP | 146° | 77° | | June 28, 2021 | 224,782,000 | +1.8 mV | 3.9" | 20° | 97% | +18.4° NP | 150° | 75° |
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