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Mars 2018

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Jul 26, 2017: Mars in conjunction with the Sun from Earth, in Cancer. Earth in superior conjunction with the Sun as seen from Mars. Distance 397 million km (2.6554 AU), apparent diameter 3.XXX", brightness +1.XX mag. This conjunction, which also ends the 2016 apparition of Mars, starts the 2018 apparition of Mars.
Sep 18, 2017: Moon occults Mars
Oct 7, 2017: Mars in Aphelion (1.66609 AU, 249.2 million km).
Nov 20, 2017: Northern Summer, Southern Winter Solstice on Mars.
May 23, 2018: Northern Autumn, Southern Spring Equinox on Mars.
Jul 4, 2018: Moon occults Mars
Jul 27, 2018: Mars opposition on Earth, Earth in inferior conjunction on Mars. Apparent brightness of Mars reaches -2.78 mag in constellation Capricornus.
Jul 31, 2018: Closest approach of Mars and Earth (0.38496 AU = 57.59 million km). Apparent diameter of Mars is 24.31".
Sep 16, 2018: Mars in Perihelion (1.38144 AU, 206.6 million km).
Oct 17, 2018: Northern Winter, Southern Summer Solstice on Mars.
Nov 16, 2018: Moon occults Mars
Mar 24, 2019: Northern Spring, Southern Autumn Equinox on Mars.
Aug 26, 2019: Mars in Aphelion (1.66606 AU, 249.2 million km).
Sep 2, 2019: Mars in conjunction with the Sun from Earth, in Leo. Earth in superior conjunction with the Sun as seen from Mars. Distance 400 million km (2.6746 AU), apparent diameter 3.XXX", brightness +1.XX mag. This conjunction ends the 2016 apparition of Mars. It also starts the 2018 apparition of Mars.

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