Mars Observation Details

Mars Daily Motion
Mars will not be observable tonight. It will reach its transit at 38° by 12:35 and set at 17:49. Throughout the night, from 22:14 to 04:11, it will be below the horizon. Mars will rise again after sunrise, at 07:21.Mars will become visible in May, 30. After being too close to the Sun to observe, it will reappear in the night sky. Starting from May, 30, Mars can be seen again, providing a good opportunity for observation.
Mars Visibility Timetable on October 06
Mars Rise and Set Timetable
Time | Elevation | |
Mars transit | 12:35 | 38° |
Moon Rise, 98.2% illuminated | 15:57 | 20° |
Sunset | 16:43 | 12° |
Civil sunset | 17:10 | 7° |
Mars set | 17:49 | |
Astrosession begin | 18:10 | -4° |
Astrosession end | 03:41 | -43° |
Moon Set | 04:33 | -33° |
Mars rise | 07:21 |
Track Mars Position Throughout the Night
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Where is Mars right now?
Mars is located in the constellation Libra, at right ascension 14h 28m 10s" and declination -14° 46' 45s, approximately 2.37 AU (354,546,954 km) from Earth. At the current time, it is below the horizon and not visible from your location.Mars's Moon Positions
Mars Map
Mars Features
Utopia Planitia: A large plain within the largest recognized impact basin on Mars, it is notable for its smooth surface and the location of the Viking 2 landing site.
Hellas Planitia: An enormous impact basin over 2,300 km in diameter and 7 km deep, making it one of the largest known impact craters in the solar system.
Syrtis Major Planum: A dark region easily visible from Earth, Syrtis Major is an ancient volcanic plateau rich in iron and magnesium silicates.
Discover even more Mars features with our interactive, high-resolution Mars map
Upcoming Events
Time | Description | Constellation |
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Current position of Mars in Solar System
Date | Mon, 6 October 2025 |
Distance from Earth to Mars | 2.3677 AU (354,202,878km) |
Elongation | 26° |
Angular diameter | 4" |
Magnitude | 1.6 |
Finder Chart for Mars
Object name | Mars |
Field of view | |
Limiting magnitude | |
Mars coordinates | 14.46968, -14.77933 |
Center coordinates | 14.46968, -14.77933 |
Mars Passage Through Night
Current position of Mars
Time | 22:14 |
Latitude | 37.3541 |
Longitude | -121.955 |
Mars elevation | -51° |
Mars Azimuth | 64° |
Annual motion of Mars
Date | Tue, 7 October 2025 |
Twighlight start | 18:09 |
Twighlight end | 03:39 |
Twighlight duration | 10h 31m |
Rise | 07:22 |
Set | 17:46 |
Elevation at transit | 38° |
Transit time | 12:34 |
Equatorial coordinates | RA: 14h 30m 03s", Dec: -14° 56' 16s |
Magnitude | 2 |
Constellation | Libra |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the Mars is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of Mars
Coordinates & Visibility
Right Ascension | 14.46968° |
Declination | -14.77933° |
Magnitude | 1.5 |
Constellation | Libra |
Elevation | -51.5° |
Azimuth | 63.7° |
Basic Properties
Mass, kg | 6.4171E+23 |
Mean density, g/cm³ | 3.933(5+-4) |
Orbit
Orbital period, days | 686.98 d |
Rotation
Sidereal rotation period, days | 24.622962 hr |
Mean solar day, hours | 88775.24415 s |
Surface & Atmosphere
Surface gravity, m/s² | 3.71 |
Escape velocity, km/s | 5.027 |
Surface pressure, bar | 0.0056 |
Mean temperature, K | 210 |
Brightness
Visual magnitude V(1,0) | -1.52 |
Data Acknowledgment
Our solar system data—including planetary physical and orbital parameters—comes from the Solar System OpenData API , maintained by Le Système Solaire. We thank Christophe and the contributors for making this open data available.