Mars Tonight

The red planet brightens dramatically every 26 months around opposition, when Earth overtakes it, and fades to a modest orange point in between.

Tonight

Choose a location to see where Mars is from your city tonight.

Upcoming Mars events

Moon near Mars

Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 06:10 UTC

06:10 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Mars

Mon, Nov 2, 2026, 13:40 UTC

13:40 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 1.0° apart
Mars and Jupiter close together

Mon, Nov 16, 2026, 04:05 UTC

04:05 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 1.2° apart
Moon near Mars

Mon, Nov 30, 2026, 16:54 UTC

16:54 UTC · magnitude 0.5 · 3.0° apart
Mars at opposition

Fri, Feb 19, 2027, 15:36 UTC

15:36 UTC · magnitude -1.2
Moon near Mars

Fri, Mar 19, 2027, 15:44 UTC

15:44 UTC · magnitude -0.7 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Mars

Thu, Apr 15, 2027, 22:45 UTC

22:45 UTC · magnitude -0.0 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Mars

Thu, May 13, 2027, 17:05 UTC

17:05 UTC · magnitude 0.5 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Mars

Thu, Jun 10, 2027, 19:35 UTC

19:35 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Mars

Mon, Nov 1, 2027, 06:24 UTC

06:24 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 3.2° apart
Venus and Mars close together

Thu, Nov 25, 2027, 01:01 UTC

01:01 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Mars

Tue, Nov 30, 2027, 08:15 UTC

08:15 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Mars

Wed, Dec 29, 2027, 11:54 UTC

11:54 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 0.5° apart