Oppositions of Mars 2005–2020
Date
Distance
from Earth
(million km)
Apparent
equatorial
diameter
(arcsec)
Apparent
magnitude
2005 November 7
70.35
19.9
–2.3
2007 December 24
88.64
15.8
–1.6
2010 January 29
99.38
14.1
–1.2
2012 March 3
100.87
13.9
–1.2
2014 April 8
92.94
15.1
–1.5
2016 May 22
76.19
18.4
–2.1
2018 July 27
57.72
24.3
–2.8
2020 October 13
62.63
22.4
–2.6