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Mars at opposition

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    There are 1,657 days until Mars at opposition, on Sunday, 4 May 2031.

    Mars reaches opposition at 11:57 UTC on 4 May 2031, 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 -1.8. Its distance from Earth is roughly 84 million km. Computed with astronomy-engine.

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