Mars at opposition
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There are 4,855 days until Mars at opposition, on Monday, 2 January 2040.
Mars reaches opposition at 15:19 UTC on 2 January 2040, with Earth passing between the planet and the Sun: it rises around sunset, stays up all night and is near its brightest for the year at about magnitude -1.5. Its distance from Earth is roughly 92 million km. Computed with astronomy-engine.
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