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Opposition
Mars at Opposition
Mars lies opposite the Sun in our sky — closest to Earth, brightest, and visible all night in Leo.
Your local time
19 Feb 2027, 21:14
Universal time
19 Feb 2027, 15:44 UTC
Countdown
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Visible from New Delhi, IndiaNaked EyeVisible worldwide where sky conditions allow
At opposition Mars is directly opposite the Sun as seen from Earth. It rises at sunset, is highest around local midnight and sets at sunrise. This is also close to its minimum distance from Earth, so the planet appears at its largest and brightest for the year — the best time to observe it with a telescope.
Observation details
- Visibility
- Visible
- Best viewing time
- 20 Feb 2027, 00:44
- Direction to look
- E · azimuth 94°
- Altitude at peak
- 40.6°
- Equipment
- Naked Eye
- Distance from Earth
- 0.678 AU
- Apparent magnitude
- -1.2
- Constellation
- Leo
The object is 41° above your E horizon in a dark sky.
New Delhi, India
28.6139°, 77.2090° · default location
Photography & observing tips
- •Observe when the planet is highest, near local midnight, to look through the least atmosphere.
- •Let a telescope cool to ambient temperature for 30 minutes before high-magnification viewing.
- •Planetary imaging works best by recording short video and stacking the sharpest frames.
Other opposition events
The nearest occurrences before and after this one.