Observing Mars
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See below for a list of the best times to view Mars;
The information linked was taken from In-The-Sky website by Dominc Ford.
(GMT = Greenwich Mean Time +00:00 / BST = British Summer Time +01:00)
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Currents Views from Earth – diagram live! (Source by The Sky Live / Sky Marvels)
2021
| Thursday 21st January | 05:36 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Aries |
| Thursday 21st January | 09:49 GMT | Close approach of the Moon, Mars and Uranus | Aries |
| Thursday 21st January | 23:34 GMT | Conjunction of Mars and Uranus | Aries |
| Thursday 18th February | 22:45 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Aries |
| Friday 19th February | 01:25 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Aries |
| Friday 19th March | 17:47 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Taurus |
| Friday 19th March | 18:47 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Taurus |
| Saturday 17th April | 13:08 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Taurus |
| Saturday 17th April | 13:10 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Taurus |
| Saturday 17th April | 13:10 BST | Lunar occultation of Mars | Taurus |
| Sunday 16th May | 05:47 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Gemini |
| Sunday 16th May | 05:51 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Gemini |
| Sunday 13th June | 20:53 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Cancer |
| Sunday 13th June | 21:47 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Cancer |
| Wednesday 23rd June | 23:15 BST | Close approach of Mars and M44 | Cancer |
| Monday 12th July | 11:11 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Leo |
| Tuesday 13th July | 01:25 BST | Mars at aphelion | Leo |
| Tuesday 13th July | 08:06 BST | Conjunction of Venus and Mars | Leo |
| Tuesday 13th July | 14:32 BST | Close approach of Venus and Mars | Leo |
| Tuesday 10th August | 01:42 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Leo |
| Thursday 19th August | 05:06 BST | Conjunction of Mercury and Mars | Leo |
| Monday 20th September | 12:46 BST | Mars at apogee | Virgo |
| Friday 8th October | 05:19 BST | Mars at solar conjunction | Virgo |
| Friday 3rd December | 00:28 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Libra |
| Friday 31st December | 19:53 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Ophiuchus |
| Friday 31st December | 19:53 GMT | Lunar occultation of Mars | Ophiuchus |
| Friday 31st December | 20:13 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Ophiuchus |
2022
| 26 Jan 2022 | 08:55 GMT | Close approach of Mars and NGC 6530 | Sagittarius |
| 29 Jan 2022 | 14:52 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Sagittarius |
| 29 Jan 2022 | 15:04 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Sagittarius |
| 05 Feb 2022 | 08:30 GMT | Close approach of Mars and M22 | Sagittarius |
| 13 Feb 2022 | 01:54 GMT | Conjunction of Venus and Mars | Sagittarius |
| 27 Feb 2022 | 09:00 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Sagittarius |
| 27 Feb 2022 | 09:49 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Sagittarius |
| 04 Mar 2022 | 01:36 GMT | Conjunction of Mars and Pluto | Sagittarius |
| 12 Mar 2022 | 13:53 GMT | Conjunction of Venus and Mars | Capricornus |
| 16 Mar 2022 | 02:47 GMT | Close approach of Venus and Mars | Capricornus |
| 28 Mar 2022 | 03:54 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Capricornus |
| 28 Mar 2022 | 06:04 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Capricornus |
| 28 Mar 2022 | 14:51 BST | Close approach of the Moon, Venus, Saturn and Mars | Capricornus |
| 04 Apr 2022 | 23:00 BST | Conjunction of Saturn and Mars | Capricornus |
| 05 Apr 2022 | 02:36 BST | Close approach of Saturn and Mars | Capricornus |
| 25 Apr 2022 | 23:06 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Aquarius |
| 26 Apr 2022 | 02:03 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Aquarius |
| 18 May 2022 | 00:01 BST | Conjunction of Mars and Neptune | Pisces |
| 24 May 2022 | 20:24 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Pisces |
| 24 May 2022 | 22:51 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Pisces |
| 29 May 2022 | 01:00 BST | Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars | Pisces |
| 29 May 2022 | 11:23 BST | Close approach of Jupiter and Mars | Pisces |
| 21 Jun 2022 | 14:06 BST | Mars at perihelion | Pisces |
| 22 Jun 2022 | 19:16 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Pisces |
| 22 Jun 2022 | 20:07 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Pisces |
| 22 Jun 2022 | 20:07 BST | Lunar occultation of Mars | Pisces |
| 21 Jul 2022 | 16:55 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Aries |
| 21 Jul 2022 | 16:55 BST | Lunar occultation of Mars | Aries |
| 21 Jul 2022 | 17:47 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Aries |
| 01 Aug 2022 | 10:17 BST | Conjunction of Mars and Uranus | Aries |
| 19 Aug 2022 | 11:37 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Taurus |
| 19 Aug 2022 | 13:17 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Taurus |
| 17 Sep 2022 | 01:17 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Taurus |
| 17 Sep 2022 | 02:44 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Taurus |
| 15 Oct 2022 | 04:41 BST | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Taurus |
| 15 Oct 2022 | 05:31 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Taurus |
| 11 Nov 2022 | 13:15 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Taurus |
| 11 Nov 2022 | 13:46 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Taurus |
| 01 Dec 2022 | 02:16 GMT | Mars at perigee | Taurus |
| 08 Dec 2022 | 04:14 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Mars | Taurus |
| 08 Dec 2022 | 04:14 GMT | Lunar occultation of Mars | Taurus |
| 08 Dec 2022 | 04:25 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Mars | Taurus |
| 08 Dec 2022 | 05:34 GMT | Mars at opposition | Taurus |
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