Mars at opposition

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A planet is at opposition when the Sun and the planet are located at opposite directions as viewed from the Earth. At that time, the planet is best suited for observation for these three reasons:

It is almost at its closest point to the Earth (but it is not at the same distance from Earth at each opposition)
It is highest in the sky when the night is darkest
Its disk is fully illuminated by the Sun

Only planets beyond the Earth's orbit can be at opposition. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune can be at opposition. The orbits of Mercury and Venus lie inside the orbit of the Earth, and therefore they can never be at opposition.

The difference between the time of Mars at opposition and the time of Mars closest to Earth may differ by a week or more, because of the eccentricities of the orbits of Earth and Mars (i.e. that they are ellipses rather than circles).

When a planet is at opposition, it rises at sunset og sets at sunrise, just like the full Moon. At high latitudes, oppositions during the winter are usually better suited for observation than oppositions during the summer. This is because the planet is higher in the sky at oppositions during the winter. Moreover, the sky is not completely dark in the summer nights at high latitudes.

Mars is closest to the Earth at oppositions in August, which is during the summer of the northern hemisphere, but observed from higher northern latitudes, Mars is at those times low in the sky. Thus, and because the sky is not completely dark, from Norway it is more favourable to observe oppositions well after the beginning of September and in October, even if Mars is not quite as large and bright.

The following diagram is a representation of Mars at opposition in the years 2018–2033. Further down are diagrams for the years from 1892 until about 2300. The yellow central dot represents the Sun. The blue dots represent the Earth, and the red dots represent Mars. The black, horizontal line is directed toward the vernal point. The red line marks the perihelion of Mars (orbital point closest to the Sun), and the blue line marks the aphelion of the Earth (orbital point farthest from the Sun). The grey circle is the average distance from the Sun to Mars.

Distances (between centres of the celestial bodies) are to scale, but sizes of the Sun and the planets are not.

Diagram of the positions of Mars and Earth when Mars is at opposition

The year ranges of the diagrams overlap somewhat.

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Year (and later): 2108 · 2119 · 2127 · 2136 · 2144 · 2153 · 2163 · 2172 · 2180 · 2189 · 2198

2200

Year (and later): 2208 · 2217 · 2225 · 2234 · 2245 · 2253 · 2262 · 2270 · 2279 · 2289 · 2298

2300

Year (and later): 2306 · 2315

Mars at opposition 1899–2315

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Distances in kilometres are rounded to the nearest 1 000 km.

The new table below is calculated with a method of higher accuracy. A selection of the times has been checked against accurate numbers from Jean Meeus: Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets (2015); the greatest error is ±1 minute. The declinations in the selection are exactly the same as those in the book. There might be minor errors in the last two decimal places of the distances (astronomical units) or the last digits before 000 in the kilometre columns.

Note Note: The times are in Terrestrial Time. Terrestrial Time is a uniform timescale that can be used in calculations of astronomical phenomena. Universal Time (UT) and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) depend on the rotation of the Earth and are not uniform. Terrestrial Time is only accurately obtained by observations, but one can, to a certain degree of accuracy, extrapolate (calculate values outside a range of known values) into the future.

The difference between Terrestrial Time and Universal Time is called ΔT. Conversion from Terrestrial Time to Universal Time is done by subtracting ΔT. Approximate values of ΔT, from Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets:

Year	ΔT
1900	0 minutes
1990	1 minute
2080	4 minutes
2200	8 minutes
2300	13 minutes

Mars at opposition									Mars closest to Earth
Date			Hour and minute		AU	km	Mag.	Dec.	Date			Hour and minute		AU	km	Mag.	Diam.
1899	Jan.	18	23	25	0.651739	97 499 000	−1.3	+24 42	1899	Jan.	15	22	42	0.650702	97 344 000	−1.3	14.38
1901	Feb.	22	6	04	0.677490	101 351 000	−1.2	+14 32	1901	Feb.	23	2	39	0.677406	101 338 000	−1.2	13.82
1903	Mar.	29	7	23	0.640375	95 799 000	−1.4	−0 05	1903	Apr.	2	23	45	0.638019	95 446 000	−1.4	14.67
1905	May	8	19	59	0.542395	81 141 000	−1.9	−16 57	1905	May	16	18	29	0.536590	80 273 000	−1.8	17.44
1907	Jul.	6	15	22	0.410797	61 454 000	−2.6	−27 59	1907	Jul.	13	4	47	0.407569	60 971 000	−2.6	22.97
1909	Sep.	24	10	03	0.391847	58 619 000	−2.8	−4 13	1909	Sep.	18	19	04	0.389474	58 264 000	−2.7	24.03
1911	Nov.	25	4	52	0.516963	77 337 000	−2.1	+21 43	1911	Nov.	17	11	15	0.511207	76 476 000	−2.0	18.31
1914	Jan.	5	18	28	0.624692	93 453 000	−1.5	+26 34	1914	Jan.	1	5	59	0.622442	93 116 000	−1.5	15.04
1916	Feb.	10	2	31	0.674898	100 963 000	−1.2	+19 08	1916	Feb.	9	10	31	0.674847	100 956 000	−1.2	13.87
1918	Mar.	15	6	36	0.662432	99 098 000	−1.3	+5 55	1918	Mar.	18	11	32	0.661294	98 928 000	−1.3	14.15
1920	Apr.	21	8	35	0.587671	87 914 000	−1.6	−10 21	1920	Apr.	28	4	34	0.583052	87 223 000	−1.6	16.05
1922	Jun.	10	14	03	0.461603	69 055 000	−2.3	−25 56	1922	Jun.	18	22	43	0.455937	68 207 000	−2.3	20.53
1924	Aug.	23	16	56	0.372874	55 781 000	−2.9	−17 41	1924	Aug.	22	23	49	0.372838	55 776 000	−2.9	25.10
1926	Nov.	4	9	24	0.464672	69 514 000	−2.4	+14 27	1926	Oct.	27	5	10	0.458834	68 641 000	−2.3	20.40
1928	Dec.	21	13	28	0.588733	88 073 000	−1.7	+26 39	1928	Dec.	15	14	33	0.584975	87 511 000	−1.6	16.00
1931	Jan.	27	18	59	0.662685	99 136 000	−1.3	+22 54	1931	Jan.	25	14	18	0.662137	99 054 000	−1.3	14.14
1933	Mar.	1	20	21	0.674924	100 967 000	−1.2	+11 26	1933	Mar.	3	13	05	0.674598	100 918 000	−1.2	13.87
1935	Apr.	6	17	27	0.624148	93 371 000	−1.5	−3 52	1935	Apr.	12	5	04	0.621007	92 901 000	−1.4	15.07
1937	May	19	18	30	0.514705	76 999 000	−2.0	−20 40	1937	May	28	3	38	0.508529	76 075 000	−2.0	18.41
1939	Jul.	23	7	56	0.389339	58 244 000	−2.8	−26 24	1939	Jul.	27	20	51	0.387873	58 025 000	−2.7	24.13
1941	Oct.	10	12	40	0.414520	62 011 000	−2.6	+3 30	1941	Oct.	3	7	31	0.410461	61 404 000	−2.6	22.80
1943	Dec.	5	18	24	0.544669	81 481 000	−1.9	+24 24	1943	Nov.	28	13	20	0.539457	80 702 000	−1.8	17.35
1946	Jan.	14	0	45	0.640879	95 874 000	−1.4	+25 36	1946	Jan.	10	7	38	0.639342	95 644 000	−1.4	14.64
1948	Feb.	17	16	09	0.677581	101 365 000	−1.2	+16 25	1948	Feb.	17	20	12	0.677578	101 364 000	−1.2	13.81
1950	Mar.	23	5	37	0.651471	97 459 000	−1.3	+2 20	1950	Mar.	27	6	15	0.649709	97 195 000	−1.3	14.41
1952	May	1	1	24	0.563582	84 311 000	−1.8	−14 17	1952	May	8	13	31	0.558229	83 510 000	−1.7	16.77
1954	Jun.	24	17	15	0.432307	64 672 000	−2.5	−27 41	1954	Jul.	2	8	02	0.427785	63 996 000	−2.5	21.88
1956	Sep.	10	21	53	0.379090	56 711 000	−2.9	−10 08	1956	Sep.	7	4	56	0.378090	56 561 000	−2.8	24.76
1958	Nov.	16	14	25	0.493718	73 859 000	−2.2	+19 08	1958	Nov.	8	13	14	0.487710	72 960 000	−2.1	19.19
1960	Dec.	30	10	14	0.609719	91 213 000	−1.5	+26 49	1960	Dec.	25	5	45	0.606816	90 778 000	−1.5	15.42
1963	Feb.	4	11	50	0.670650	100 328 000	−1.2	+20 42	1963	Feb.	3	3	22	0.670442	100 297 000	−1.2	13.96
1965	Mar.	9	12	21	0.669190	100 109 000	−1.3	+8 08	1965	Mar.	12	1	13	0.668473	100 002 000	−1.2	14.00
1967	Apr.	15	11	23	0.605168	90 532 000	−1.6	−7 43	1967	Apr.	21	17	40	0.601201	89 938 000	−1.5	15.57
1969	May	31	15	44	0.485677	72 656 000	−2.2	−23 57	1969	Jun.	9	4	16	0.479544	71 739 000	−2.1	19.52
1971	Aug.	10	6	46	0.375916	56 236 000	−2.9	−22 15	1971	Aug.	12	2	31	0.375684	56 202 000	−2.9	24.91
1973	Oct.	25	3	21	0.441330	66 022 000	−2.5	+10 18	1973	Oct.	17	4	10	0.436038	65 230 000	−2.4	21.47
1975	Dec.	15	13	52	0.569934	85 261 000	−1.8	+26 03	1975	Dec.	9	0	09	0.565485	84 595 000	−1.7	16.55
1978	Jan.	22	0	04	0.654113	97 854 000	−1.3	+24 06	1978	Jan.	19	3	07	0.653186	97 715 000	−1.3	14.33
1980	Feb.	25	5	36	0.677427	101 342 000	−1.2	+13 27	1980	Feb.	26	6	05	0.677310	101 324 000	−1.2	13.82
1982	Mar.	31	10	06	0.637603	95 384 000	−1.4	−1 21	1982	Apr.	5	6	36	0.635108	95 011 000	−1.4	14.74
1984	May	11	8	46	0.537412	80 396 000	−1.9	−18 06	1984	May	19	10	44	0.531458	79 505 000	−1.8	17.61
1986	Jul.	10	5	21	0.406429	60 801 000	−2.6	−27 44	1986	Jul.	16	10	59	0.403564	60 372 000	−2.6	23.19
1988	Sep.	28	3	25	0.395830	59 215 000	−2.8	−2 07	1988	Sep.	22	3	20	0.393141	58 813 000	−2.7	23.81
1990	Nov.	27	20	27	0.522639	78 186 000	−2.0	+22 38	1990	Nov.	20	3	59	0.516923	77 331 000	−2.0	18.11
1993	Jan.	7	22	36	0.628195	93 977 000	−1.5	+26 16	1993	Jan.	3	13	33	0.626094	93 662 000	−1.4	14.95
1995	Feb.	12	2	25	0.675720	101 086 000	−1.2	+18 10	1995	Feb.	11	14	20	0.675691	101 082 000	−1.2	13.85
1997	Mar.	17	7	48	0.660629	98 829 000	−1.3	+4 40	1997	Mar.	20	16	52	0.659379	98 642 000	−1.3	14.20
1999	Apr.	24	17	31	0.583238	87 251 000	−1.7	−11 37	1999	May	1	17	28	0.578452	86 535 000	−1.6	16.18
2001	Jun.	13	17	41	0.455646	68 164 000	−2.4	−26 30	2001	Jun.	21	22	58	0.450168	67 344 000	−2.3	20.79
2003	Aug.	28	17	53	0.372836	55 775 000	−2.9	−15 49	2003	Aug.	27	9	53	0.372709	55 756 000	−2.9	25.11
2005	Nov.	7	7	51	0.470019	70 314 000	−2.3	+15 54	2005	Oct.	30	3	27	0.464066	69 423 000	−2.3	20.17
2007	Dec.	24	19	40	0.592926	88 700 000	−1.6	+26 46	2007	Dec.	18	23	47	0.589344	88 165 000	−1.6	15.88
2010	Jan.	29	19	37	0.664436	99 398 000	−1.3	+22 09	2010	Jan.	27	19	03	0.663974	99 329 000	−1.3	14.10
2012	Mar.	3	20	04	0.674070	100 839 000	−1.2	+10 17	2012	Mar.	5	17	01	0.673677	100 781 000	−1.2	13.89
2014	Apr.	8	20	57	0.620866	92 880 000	−1.5	−5 08	2014	Apr.	14	12	53	0.617554	92 385 000	−1.4	15.16
2016	May	22	11	11	0.509457	76 214 000	−2.1	−21 39	2016	May	30	21	36	0.503214	75 280 000	−2.0	18.60
2018	Jul.	27	5	08	0.386150	57 767 000	−2.8	−25 30	2018	Jul.	31	7	52	0.384955	57 588 000	−2.8	24.31
2020	Oct.	13	23	20	0.419234	62 717 000	−2.6	+5 27	2020	Oct.	6	14	19	0.414915	62 070 000	−2.6	22.56
2022	Dec.	8	5	36	0.549558	82 213 000	−1.9	+25 00	2022	Dec.	1	2	17	0.544472	81 452 000	−1.8	17.19
2025	Jan.	16	2	32	0.643666	96 291 000	−1.4	+25 07	2025	Jan.	12	13	39	0.642278	96 083 000	−1.4	14.57
2027	Feb.	19	15	45	0.677933	101 417 000	−1.2	+15 22	2027	Feb.	20	0	15	0.677919	101 415 000	−1.2	13.81
2029	Mar.	25	7	43	0.649127	97 108 000	−1.3	+1 04	2029	Mar.	29	12	57	0.647217	96 822 000	−1.3	14.46
2031	May	4	11	57	0.558889	83 609 000	−1.8	−15 29	2031	May	12	3	50	0.553354	82 781 000	−1.7	16.92
2033	Jun.	28	1	24	0.427228	63 912 000	−2.5	−27 49	2033	Jul.	5	11	20	0.423017	63 282 000	−2.5	22.13
2035	Sep.	15	19	33	0.381685	57 099 000	−2.8	−8 02	2035	Sep.	11	14	21	0.380399	56 907 000	−2.8	24.61
2037	Nov.	19	9	04	0.499600	74 739 000	−2.2	+20 16	2037	Nov.	11	8	01	0.493583	73 839 000	−2.1	18.96
2040	Jan.	2	15	21	0.613638	91 799 000	−1.5	+26 41	2039	Dec.	28	14	46	0.610917	91 392 000	−1.5	15.32
2042	Feb.	6	11	59	0.671894	100 514 000	−1.2	+19 50	2042	Feb.	5	7	57	0.671739	100 491 000	−1.2	13.93
2044	Mar.	11	12	45	0.667902	99 917 000	−1.3	+6 56	2044	Mar.	14	6	09	0.667082	99 794 000	−1.2	14.03
2046	Apr.	17	18	00	0.601193	89 937 000	−1.6	−9 00	2046	Apr.	24	4	32	0.597036	89 315 000	−1.5	15.68
2048	Jun.	3	14	45	0.479695	71 761 000	−2.2	−24 45	2048	Jun.	12	1	41	0.473663	70 859 000	−2.2	19.76
2050	Aug.	14	7	45	0.374145	55 971 000	−2.9	−20 44	2050	Aug.	15	12	54	0.374041	55 956 000	−2.9	25.02
2052	Oct.	28	6	28	0.446418	66 783 000	−2.5	+11 58	2052	Oct.	20	5	13	0.440908	65 959 000	−2.4	21.23
2054	Dec.	17	22	09	0.574406	85 930 000	−1.7	+26 20	2054	Dec.	11	11	44	0.570147	85 293 000	−1.7	16.42
2057	Jan.	24	1	26	0.656326	98 185 000	−1.3	+23 27	2057	Jan.	21	9	02	0.655518	98 064 000	−1.3	14.28
2059	Feb.	27	5	24	0.676978	101 275 000	−1.2	+12 20	2059	Feb.	28	10	31	0.676813	101 250 000	−1.2	13.83
2061	Apr.	2	12	47	0.634662	94 944 000	−1.4	−2 38	2061	Apr.	7	13	54	0.631982	94 543 000	−1.4	14.81
2063	May	14	22	15	0.532433	79 651 000	−1.9	−19 11	2063	May	23	1	56	0.526367	78 743 000	−1.9	17.78
2065	Jul.	13	20	58	0.402145	60 160 000	−2.7	−27 19	2065	Jul.	19	19	52	0.399581	59 776 000	−2.7	23.42
2067	Oct.	2	19	50	0.399690	59 793 000	−2.7	−0 01	2067	Sep.	26	12	57	0.396693	59 345 000	−2.7	23.60
2069	Nov.	30	10	15	0.527820	78 961 000	−2.0	+23 26	2069	Nov.	22	19	16	0.522211	78 122 000	−1.9	17.92
2072	Jan.	11	0	59	0.631315	94 443 000	−1.4	+25 55	2072	Jan.	6	20	22	0.629387	94 155 000	−1.4	14.87
2074	Feb.	14	1	53	0.676466	101 198 000	−1.2	+17 12	2074	Feb.	13	18	24	0.676455	101 196 000	−1.2	13.84
2076	Mar.	19	8	49	0.658811	98 557 000	−1.3	+3 26	2076	Mar.	22	22	30	0.657423	98 349 000	−1.3	14.24
2078	Apr.	27	1	32	0.578886	86 600 000	−1.7	−12 51	2078	May	4	5	09	0.573905	85 855 000	−1.6	16.31
2080	Jun.	16	20	22	0.450215	67 351 000	−2.4	−26 58	2080	Jun.	24	22	53	0.444967	66 566 000	−2.3	21.04
2082	Sep.	1	17	34	0.373819	55 923 000	−2.9	−13 53	2082	Aug.	30	19	00	0.373553	55 883 000	−2.9	25.06
2084	Nov.	10	6	02	0.475897	71 193 000	−2.3	+17 16	2084	Nov.	2	0	35	0.469855	70 289 000	−2.2	19.92
2086	Dec.	27	2	32	0.597251	89 347 000	−1.6	+26 48	2086	Dec.	21	10	55	0.593870	88 842 000	−1.6	15.76
2089	Jan.	31	20	17	0.666153	99 655 000	−1.3	+21 21	2089	Jan.	30	0	25	0.665774	99 598 000	−1.3	14.06
2091	Mar.	6	20	09	0.673195	100 709 000	−1.2	+9 06	2091	Mar.	8	21	43	0.672719	100 637 000	−1.2	13.91
2093	Apr.	11	2	15	0.617314	92 349 000	−1.5	−6 25	2093	Apr.	16	22	22	0.613810	91 825 000	−1.5	15.25
2095	May	26	6	21	0.503684	75 350 000	−2.1	−22 36	2095	Jun.	3	16	12	0.497467	74 420 000	−2.0	18.82
2097	Jul.	31	3	33	0.382788	57 264 000	−2.8	−24 26	2097	Aug.	3	18	17	0.381856	57 125 000	−2.8	24.51
2099	Oct.	18	8	02	0.423849	63 407 000	−2.6	+7 20	2099	Oct.	10	18	49	0.419218	62 714 000	−2.5	22.33
2101	Dec.	11	15	37	0.554312	82 924 000	−1.8	+25 29	2101	Dec.	4	15	51	0.549419	82 192 000	−1.8	17.04
2104	Jan.	20	4	10	0.646285	96 683 000	−1.4	+24 34	2104	Jan.	16	19	57	0.645036	96 496 000	−1.4	14.51
2106	Feb.	22	15	28	0.677915	101 415 000	−1.2	+14 18	2106	Feb.	23	4	33	0.677882	101 410 000	−1.2	13.81
2108	Mar.	28	9	07	0.646638	96 736 000	−1.4	−0 11	2108	Apr.	1	18	51	0.644555	96 424 000	−1.3	14.52
2110	May	7	22	12	0.554211	82 909 000	−1.8	−16 37	2110	May	15	15	57	0.548539	82 060 000	−1.8	17.06
2112	Jul.	2	11	02	0.422272	63 171 000	−2.5	−27 49	2112	Jul.	9	16	49	0.418339	62 583 000	−2.5	22.37
2114	Sep.	20	16	29	0.384398	57 505 000	−2.8	−5 55	2114	Sep.	16	1	09	0.382837	57 272 000	−2.8	24.45
2116	Nov.	23	2	04	0.504973	75 543 000	−2.1	+21 19	2116	Nov.	15	2	02	0.499019	74 652 000	−2.1	18.76
2119	Jan.	5	19	07	0.617122	92 320 000	−1.5	+26 28	2118	Dec.	31	22	59	0.614581	91 940 000	−1.5	15.23
2121	Feb.	9	11	28	0.673067	100 689 000	−1.2	+18 55	2121	Feb.	8	11	58	0.672958	100 673 000	−1.2	13.91
2123	Mar.	15	13	18	0.666517	99 709 000	−1.3	+5 42	2123	Mar.	18	11	01	0.665582	99 570 000	−1.3	14.06
2125	Apr.	21	0	42	0.597168	89 335 000	−1.6	−10 15	2125	Apr.	27	14	32	0.592822	88 685 000	−1.6	15.79
2127	Jun.	8	12	52	0.474200	70 939 000	−2.2	−25 26	2127	Jun.	16	22	46	0.468302	70 057 000	−2.2	19.99
2129	Aug.	19	7	33	0.373291	55 843 000	−2.9	−19 06	2129	Aug.	19	21	50	0.373265	55 840 000	−2.9	25.08
2131	Nov.	2	9	11	0.452144	67 640 000	−2.4	+13 34	2131	Oct.	25	5	14	0.446449	66 788 000	−2.4	20.97
2133	Dec.	21	6	22	0.579143	86 639 000	−1.7	+26 33	2133	Dec.	15	0	19	0.575087	86 032 000	−1.7	16.28
2136	Jan.	28	2	24	0.658506	98 511 000	−1.3	+22 44	2136	Jan.	25	14	29	0.657800	98 406 000	−1.3	14.23
2138	Mar.	2	5	09	0.676537	101 208 000	−1.2	+11 12	2138	Mar.	3	14	30	0.676319	101 176 000	−1.2	13.84
2140	Apr.	5	16	13	0.631647	94 493 000	−1.4	−3 55	2140	Apr.	10	21	03	0.628796	94 067 000	−1.4	14.89
2142	May	18	13	40	0.526961	78 832 000	−2.0	−20 15	2142	May	26	17	42	0.520875	77 922 000	−1.9	17.97
2144	Jul.	18	15	01	0.397616	59 483 000	−2.7	−26 43	2144	Jul.	24	4	52	0.395359	59 145 000	−2.7	23.67
2146	Oct.	7	9	49	0.403554	60 371 000	−2.7	+2 01	2146	Sep.	30	20	01	0.400205	59 870 000	−2.7	23.39
2148	Dec.	3	22	43	0.532802	79 706 000	−2.0	+24 09	2148	Nov.	26	11	06	0.527362	78 892 000	−1.9	17.75
2151	Jan.	14	3	37	0.634348	94 897 000	−1.4	+25 29	2151	Jan.	10	3	29	0.632566	94 630 000	−1.4	14.80
2153	Feb.	17	1	35	0.676915	101 265 000	−1.2	+16 11	2153	Feb.	16	22	28	0.676913	101 265 000	−1.2	13.83
2155	Mar.	23	9	47	0.656684	98 239 000	−1.3	+2 11	2155	Mar.	27	3	33	0.655153	98 010 000	−1.3	14.29
2157	Apr.	30	9	57	0.574474	85 940 000	−1.7	−14 03	2157	May	7	15	38	0.569350	85 174 000	−1.7	16.44
2159	Jun.	22	0	27	0.444954	66 564 000	−2.4	−27 18	2159	Jun.	30	1	20	0.439903	65 809 000	−2.4	21.28
2161	Sep.	6	18	10	0.375009	56 100 000	−2.9	−11 51	2161	Sep.	4	6	53	0.374578	56 036 000	−2.9	24.99
2163	Nov.	15	3	23	0.481412	72 018 000	−2.3	+18 33	2163	Nov.	6	21	48	0.475365	71 114 000	−2.2	19.69
2165	Dec.	30	7	30	0.601135	89 929 000	−1.6	+26 44	2165	Dec.	24	20	04	0.597922	89 448 000	−1.6	15.65
2168	Feb.	4	19	46	0.667738	99 892 000	−1.3	+20 31	2168	Feb.	3	3	55	0.667423	99 845 000	−1.3	14.02
2170	Mar.	9	20	11	0.672259	100 568 000	−1.2	+7 55	2170	Mar.	12	1	32	0.671703	100 485 000	−1.2	13.93
2172	Apr.	14	6	58	0.613751	91 816 000	−1.5	−7 41	2172	Apr.	20	6	02	0.610077	91 266 000	−1.5	15.34
2174	May	30	0	16	0.498246	74 537 000	−2.1	−23 28	2174	Jun.	7	10	33	0.492091	73 616 000	−2.1	19.02
2176	Aug.	5	1	01	0.380262	56 886 000	−2.8	−23 14	2176	Aug.	8	1	57	0.379602	56 788 000	−2.8	24.66
2178	Oct.	22	15	07	0.429179	64 204 000	−2.6	+9 09	2178	Oct.	14	20	53	0.424265	63 469 000	−2.5	22.06
2180	Dec.	14	1	48	0.559420	83 688 000	−1.8	+25 54	2180	Dec.	7	6	09	0.554705	82 983 000	−1.8	16.87
2183	Jan.	22	6	08	0.648961	97 083 000	−1.4	+23 57	2183	Jan.	19	1	52	0.647821	96 913 000	−1.3	14.45
2185	Feb.	24	14	58	0.677923	101 416 000	−1.2	+13 12	2185	Feb.	25	7	49	0.677867	101 407 000	−1.2	13.81
2187	Mar.	31	11	36	0.644058	96 350 000	−1.4	−1 27	2187	Apr.	5	0	30	0.641838	96 018 000	−1.3	14.58
2189	May	10	11	14	0.549050	82 137 000	−1.9	−17 46	2189	May	18	6	06	0.543334	81 282 000	−1.8	17.23
2191	Jul.	6	23	49	0.416993	62 381 000	−2.6	−27 41	2191	Jul.	14	0	12	0.413315	61 831 000	−2.6	22.65
2193	Sep.	24	12	30	0.387102	57 910 000	−2.8	−3 47	2193	Sep.	19	11	34	0.385213	57 627 000	−2.8	24.30
2195	Nov.	26	18	11	0.510167	76 320 000	−2.1	+22 16	2195	Nov.	18	20	47	0.504326	75 446 000	−2.0	18.56
2198	Jan.	7	22	34	0.620565	92 835 000	−1.5	+26 11	2198	Jan.	3	6	29	0.618165	92 476 000	−1.5	15.14
2200	Feb.	12	11	09	0.673995	100 828 000	−1.2	+17 57	2200	Feb.	11	15	28	0.673917	100 817 000	−1.2	13.89
2202	Mar.	18	13	47	0.664801	99 453 000	−1.3	+4 29	2202	Mar.	21	15	03	0.663764	99 298 000	−1.3	14.10
2204	Apr.	24	6	38	0.593135	88 732 000	−1.6	−11 28	2204	Apr.	30	22	49	0.588652	88 061 000	−1.6	15.90
2206	Jun.	12	11	43	0.468830	70 136 000	−2.3	−26 01	2206	Jun.	20	21	49	0.463051	69 271 000	−2.2	20.21
2208	Aug.	24	8	57	0.372784	55 768 000	−2.9	−17 20	2208	Aug.	24	9	03	0.372784	55 768 000	−2.9	25.11
2210	Nov.	6	10	44	0.457605	68 457 000	−2.4	+15 06	2210	Oct.	29	4	57	0.451811	67 590 000	−2.3	20.72
2212	Dec.	24	13	09	0.583410	87 277 000	−1.7	+26 40	2212	Dec.	18	10	53	0.579498	86 692 000	−1.6	16.15
2215	Jan.	31	2	32	0.660506	98 810 000	−1.3	+21 59	2215	Jan.	28	18	02	0.659873	98 716 000	−1.3	14.18
2217	Mar.	5	4	38	0.676042	101 134 000	−1.2	+10 02	2217	Mar.	6	17	20	0.675776	101 095 000	−1.2	13.85
2219	Apr.	9	19	51	0.628502	94 023 000	−1.4	−5 10	2219	Apr.	15	3	27	0.625510	93 575 000	−1.4	14.96
2221	May	22	4	54	0.521655	78 039 000	−2.0	−21 14	2221	May	30	10	20	0.515573	77 129 000	−1.9	18.15
2223	Jul.	24	8	09	0.393771	58 907 000	−2.7	−25 59	2223	Jul.	29	11	16	0.391851	58 620 000	−2.7	23.89
2225	Oct.	11	22	29	0.408157	61 059 000	−2.7	+4 01	2225	Oct.	5	1	09	0.404441	60 504 000	−2.6	23.14
2227	Dec.	8	11	46	0.538267	80 524 000	−1.9	+24 47	2227	Dec.	1	3	46	0.532956	79 729 000	−1.9	17.56
2230	Jan.	17	6	24	0.637520	95 372 000	−1.4	+25 00	2230	Jan.	13	9	38	0.635847	95 121 000	−1.4	14.72
2232	Feb.	21	0	59	0.677388	101 336 000	−1.2	+15 08	2232	Feb.	21	1	05	0.677388	101 336 000	−1.2	13.82
2234	Mar.	26	11	18	0.654568	97 922 000	−1.3	+0 56	2234	Mar.	30	7	48	0.652935	97 678 000	−1.3	14.34
2236	May	3	19	47	0.569769	85 236 000	−1.7	−15 14	2236	May	11	3	12	0.564577	84 460 000	−1.7	16.58
2238	Jun.	26	7	33	0.439259	65 712 000	−2.4	−27 31	2238	Jul.	4	5	48	0.434390	64 984 000	−2.4	21.55
2240	Sep.	11	18	41	0.376218	56 281 000	−2.9	−9 46	2240	Sep.	8	19	11	0.375583	56 186 000	−2.9	24.92
2242	Nov.	18	22	53	0.486654	72 802 000	−2.2	+19 44	2242	Nov.	10	19	05	0.480644	71 903 000	−2.2	19.47
2245	Jan.	2	12	12	0.604945	90 499 000	−1.6	+26 36	2244	Dec.	28	4	16	0.601866	90 038 000	−1.5	15.55
2247	Feb.	7	19	53	0.669152	100 104 000	−1.3	+19 38	2247	Feb.	6	7	20	0.668886	100 064 000	−1.3	13.99
2249	Mar.	12	20	08	0.670966	100 375 000	−1.2	+6 43	2249	Mar.	15	4	41	0.670340	100 282 000	−1.2	13.96
2251	Apr.	18	11	27	0.610057	91 263 000	−1.5	−8 55	2251	Apr.	24	13	08	0.606259	90 695 000	−1.5	15.44
2253	Jun.	2	19	25	0.492910	73 738 000	−2.1	−24 15	2253	Jun.	11	7	05	0.486790	72 823 000	−2.1	19.23
2255	Aug.	11	0	00	0.378077	56 560 000	−2.8	−21 52	2255	Aug.	13	11	49	0.377641	56 494 000	−2.8	24.79
2257	Oct.	26	22	10	0.434369	64 981 000	−2.5	+10 54	2257	Oct.	19	0	01	0.429247	64 214 000	−2.5	21.81
2259	Dec.	18	11	10	0.564125	84 392 000	−1.8	+26 13	2259	Dec.	11	18	41	0.559519	83 703 000	−1.7	16.73
2262	Jan.	25	6	50	0.651378	97 445 000	−1.3	+23 18	2262	Jan.	22	5	36	0.650322	97 287 000	−1.3	14.39
2264	Feb.	28	14	03	0.677890	101 411 000	−1.2	+12 06	2264	Feb.	29	10	00	0.677810	101 399 000	−1.2	13.81
2266	Apr.	3	14	05	0.641401	95 952 000	−1.4	−2 43	2266	Apr.	8	5	44	0.639068	95 603 000	−1.4	14.65
2268	May	13	23	00	0.544047	81 388 000	−1.9	−18 50	2268	May	21	20	10	0.538272	80 524 000	−1.8	17.39
2270	Jul.	11	11	15	0.412238	61 670 000	−2.6	−27 23	2270	Jul.	18	4	05	0.408866	61 166 000	−2.6	22.89
2272	Sep.	29	5	59	0.390602	58 433 000	−2.8	−1 41	2272	Sep.	23	18	34	0.388346	58 096 000	−2.8	24.10
2274	Nov.	30	9	29	0.515789	77 161 000	−2.1	+23 06	2274	Nov.	22	15	11	0.510020	76 298 000	−2.0	18.35
2277	Jan.	11	2	25	0.624187	93 377 000	−1.5	+25 49	2277	Jan.	6	13	13	0.621902	93 035 000	−1.5	15.05
2279	Feb.	15	10	50	0.674967	100 974 000	−1.2	+16 58	2279	Feb.	14	18	03	0.674911	100 965 000	−1.2	13.87
2281	Mar.	20	14	18	0.663138	99 204 000	−1.3	+3 15	2281	Mar.	23	18	17	0.662022	99 037 000	−1.3	14.14
2283	Apr.	27	14	18	0.588890	88 097 000	−1.6	−12 41	2283	May	4	8	48	0.584316	87 412 000	−1.6	16.02
2285	Jun.	15	14	24	0.463015	69 266 000	−2.3	−26 32	2285	Jun.	23	23	46	0.457329	68 415 000	−2.3	20.47
2287	Aug.	29	11	20	0.372262	55 690 000	−2.9	−15 28	2287	Aug.	28	22	25	0.372242	55 687 000	−2.9	25.14
2289	Nov.	9	11	04	0.462795	69 233 000	−2.4	+16 32	2289	Nov.	1	5	49	0.456948	68 359 000	−2.3	20.48
2291	Dec.	27	19	47	0.587651	87 911 000	−1.7	+26 42	2291	Dec.	21	20	17	0.583861	87 344 000	−1.6	16.03
2294	Feb.	2	3	00	0.662392	99 092 000	−1.3	+21 10	2294	Jan.	30	21	38	0.661828	99 008 000	−1.3	14.14
2296	Mar.	7	4	15	0.675226	101 012 000	−1.2	+8 52	2296	Mar.	8	20	08	0.674913	100 966 000	−1.2	13.87
2298	Apr.	11	22	59	0.625231	93 533 000	−1.5	−6 25	2298	Apr.	17	9	29	0.622124	93 068 000	−1.4	15.05
2300	May	25	19	41	0.516522	77 271 000	−2.0	−22 09	2300	Jun.	3	3	47	0.510386	76 353 000	−2.0	18.34
2302	Jul.	29	2	10	0.390209	58 374 000	−2.8	−25 05	2302	Aug.	2	18	17	0.388641	58 140 000	−2.7	24.08
2304	Oct.	16	10	35	0.412812	61 756 000	−2.7	+5 58	2304	Oct.	9	6	14	0.408792	61 154 000	−2.6	22.90
2306	Dec.	11	23	11	0.543265	81 271 000	−1.9	+25 18	2306	Dec.	4	17	33	0.538025	80 487 000	−1.9	17.40
2309	Jan.	20	7	56	0.640318	95 790 000	−1.4	+24 27	2309	Jan.	16	14	03	0.638748	95 555 000	−1.4	14.65
2311	Feb.	23	23	55	0.677833	101 402 000	−1.2	+14 04	2311	Feb.	24	3	09	0.677831	101 402 000	−1.2	13.81
2313	Mar.	29	12	35	0.652383	97 595 000	−1.3	−0 19	2313	Apr.	2	12	10	0.650650	97 336 000	−1.3	14.39
2315	May	8	5	15	0.565104	84 538 000	−1.8	−16 22	2315	May	15	15	55	0.559802	83 745 000	−1.7	16.72

Explanations

AU = astronomical unit. The mean distance between the Sun and the Earh is 1 AU.
Mag. = apparent magnitude, which in this context means brightness. The lesser the number, the brighter the light. Remember that −2 is less than −1, as in the thermometer scale.

Idea for the diagrams

Ian Ridpath: Stars & Planets (2007), page 354
Norsk Astronomisk Selskap: Astronomi (1/2020), page 30

Sources

Jean Meeus: Astronomical Algorithms (1998)
Jan-Erik Ovaldsen and Jan Teuber: Himmelkalenderen 2008, page 198

In other languages

Mars i opposition (Danish)
Mars i opposisjon (Norwegian)