Mars: every opposition 1951–2050

Oppositions471951–2050

Closest opposition0.373 au2003-08-29 02:58

Brightest opposition-2.93

Farthest opposition0.678 au

Over time

Top 10 closest oppositions

Date (JST)	Event	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.
2003-08-29 02:58	Opposition	-2.9	0.373	Aquarius	173.4°
2050-08-14 16:51	Opposition	-2.9	0.374	Capricornus	173.1°
1971-08-10 15:52	Opposition	-2.9	0.376	Capricornus	173.2°
1956-09-11 06:57	Opposition	-2.9	0.379	Aquarius	174.1°
2035-09-16 04:38	Opposition	-2.9	0.382	Aquarius	174.4°
2018-07-27 14:13	Opposition	-2.8	0.386	Capricornus	173.5°
1988-09-28 12:30	Opposition	-2.8	0.396	Cetus	175.4°
1986-07-10 14:27	Opposition	-2.7	0.406	Sagittarius	174.5°
2020-10-14 08:25	Opposition	-2.7	0.419	Pisces	177.0°
2033-06-28 10:29	Opposition	-2.6	0.427	Sagittarius	175.4°

All events

Date (JST)	Event	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.
1952-05-01 10:31	Opposition	-1.9	0.564	Libra	179.2°
1954-06-25 02:20	Opposition	-2.5	0.432	Sagittarius	175.7°
1956-09-11 06:57	Opposition	-2.9	0.379	Aquarius	174.1°
1958-11-16 23:31	Opposition	-2.3	0.494	Taurus	179.6°
1960-12-30 19:20	Opposition	-1.6	0.610	Gemini	176.3°
1963-02-04 20:57	Opposition	-1.3	0.671	Cancer	175.4°
1965-03-09 21:28	Opposition	-1.3	0.669	Leo	176.0°
1967-04-15 20:30	Opposition	-1.6	0.605	Virgo	178.0°
1969-06-01 00:50	Opposition	-2.3	0.486	Ophiuchus	178.0°
1971-08-10 15:52	Opposition	-2.9	0.376	Capricornus	173.2°
1973-10-25 12:26	Opposition	-2.6	0.441	Pisces	178.2°
1975-12-15 22:57	Opposition	-1.8	0.570	Taurus	177.2°
1978-01-22 09:10	Opposition	-1.4	0.654	Cancer	175.6°
1980-02-25 14:42	Opposition	-1.3	0.677	Leo	175.6°
1982-03-31 19:13	Opposition	-1.5	0.638	Virgo	177.0°
1984-05-11 17:52	Opposition	-2.0	0.537	Libra	179.9°
1986-07-10 14:27	Opposition	-2.7	0.406	Sagittarius	174.5°
1988-09-28 12:30	Opposition	-2.8	0.396	Cetus	175.4°
1990-11-28 05:33	Opposition	-2.1	0.523	Taurus	178.5°
1993-01-08 07:42	Opposition	-1.5	0.628	Gemini	176.0°
1995-02-12 11:31	Opposition	-1.3	0.676	Leo	175.5°
1997-03-17 16:54	Opposition	-1.4	0.661	Virgo	176.3°
1999-04-25 02:37	Opposition	-1.7	0.583	Virgo	178.7°
2001-06-14 02:45	Opposition	-2.4	0.456	Ophiuchus	176.7°
2003-08-29 02:58	Opposition	-2.9	0.373	Aquarius	173.4°
2005-11-07 16:57	Opposition	-2.4	0.470	Aries	179.5°
2007-12-25 04:46	Opposition	-1.7	0.593	Gemini	176.6°
2010-01-30 04:42	Opposition	-1.3	0.664	Cancer	175.5°
2012-03-04 05:10	Opposition	-1.3	0.674	Leo	175.8°
2014-04-09 06:03	Opposition	-1.6	0.621	Virgo	177.5°
2016-05-22 20:16	Opposition	-2.1	0.509	Scorpius	178.8°
2018-07-27 14:13	Opposition	-2.8	0.386	Capricornus	173.5°
2020-10-14 08:25	Opposition	-2.7	0.419	Pisces	177.0°
2022-12-08 14:41	Opposition	-1.9	0.550	Taurus	177.7°
2025-01-16 11:38	Opposition	-1.4	0.644	Gemini	175.7°
2027-02-20 00:50	Opposition	-1.3	0.678	Leo	175.5°
2029-03-25 16:49	Opposition	-1.4	0.649	Virgo	176.7°
2031-05-04 21:03	Opposition	-1.9	0.559	Libra	179.5°
2033-06-28 10:29	Opposition	-2.6	0.427	Sagittarius	175.4°
2035-09-16 04:38	Opposition	-2.9	0.382	Aquarius	174.4°
2037-11-19 18:09	Opposition	-2.2	0.500	Taurus	179.3°
2040-01-03 00:27	Opposition	-1.6	0.614	Gemini	176.2°
2042-02-06 21:05	Opposition	-1.3	0.672	Leo	175.4°
2044-03-11 21:50	Opposition	-1.3	0.668	Leo	176.1°
2046-04-18 03:06	Opposition	-1.6	0.601	Virgo	178.1°
2048-06-03 23:51	Opposition	-2.3	0.480	Ophiuchus	177.7°
2050-08-14 16:51	Opposition	-2.9	0.374	Capricornus	173.1°

Computed with the JPL DE421 ephemeris and Skyfield (times in JST). Magnitude and distance are for 12:00 JST on each date. Visibility is a rough guide for mid-northern latitudes such as Japan.