 | | Mars Opposition Depiction | | Mars Opposition of August 28, 2003 | | | Opposition at: August 28, 2003 19:00:00 hrs UTC 0.372895 AU (35,000,000 miles) | | Closest at: August 27, 2003 08:00:00 hrs UTC 0.372691 AU (35,000,000 miles) | | | This epochal perihelic opposition Mars reached | | | All Mars Oppositions 2000 - 2049 AD | | | | | Perihelion
August 30, 2003 | |
| | 30d Elong | | | | | | | | | | | 30d Elong | 06 Nov 2002
+1.8 mV
3.84" | 29 Dec 2002
+1.6 mV
4.53" | 21 Feb 2003
+1.1 mV
5.85" | 15 Apr 2003
+0.3 mV
8.36" | 07 Jun 2003
-0.8 mV
13.25" | 31 Jul 2003
-2.3 mV
22.22" | 22 Sep 2003
-2.4 mV
22.33" | 14 Nov 2003
-0.8 mV
12.94" | 07 Jan 2004
+0.3 mV
8.03" | 29 Feb 2004
+1.1 mV
5.66" | 22 Apr 2004
+1.6 mV
4.45" | 15 Jun 2004
+1.8 mV
3.82" |  | | | | | | | | | | | | 98% illum
+24.1° NP
52° transit | 94% illum
+14.4° NP
40° transit | 90% illum
+0.1° NP
33° transit | 87% illum
-13.4° SP
35° transit | 87% illum
-20.8° SP
41° transit | 96% illum
-20.2° SP
43° transit | 97% illum
-19.6° SP
40° transit | 88% illum
-25.0° SP
48° transit | 87% illum
-25.5° SP
62° transit | 91% illum
-16.5° SP
74° transit | 94% illum
-2.1° SP
81° transit | 98% illum
+12.7° NP
79°° transit |
Northern Fall
May 5, 2003 | Northern Winter
September 29, 2003 | Northern Spring
March 5, 2004 |
| | | Date | Distance | Magnitude | Diameter | Phase Angle | Illum | Tilt | H-Long | Transit | | | November 15, 2002 | 221,542,051 | +1.8 mV | 3.9" | 19° | 97% | +22.9° NP | 181° | 50° | | November 25, 2002 | 215,664,859 | +1.7 mV | 4.0" | 21° | 97% | +21.4° NP | 185° | 47° | | December 5, 2002 | 209,292,215 | +1.7 mV | 4.2" | 23° | 96% | +19.6° NP | 190° | 45° | | December 15, 2002 | 202,463,465 | +1.6 mV | 4.3" | 25° | 95% | +17.5° NP | 194° | 43° | | December 25, 2002 | 195,238,276 | +1.6 mV | 4.5" | 27° | 95% | +15.3° NP | 199° | 41° | | January 4, 2003 | 187,652,286 | +1.5 mV | 4.6" | 29° | 94% | +12.9° NP | 203° | 39° | | January 14, 2003 | 179,762,528 | +1.4 mV | 4.8" | 31° | 93% | +10.3° NP | 208° | 37° | | January 24, 2003 | 171,636,585 | +1.3 mV | 5.1" | 32° | 92% | +7.6° NP | 213° | 36° | | February 3, 2003 | 163,316,374 | +1.2 mV | 5.3" | 34° | 92% | +4.9° NP | 218° | 35° | | February 13, 2003 | 154,868,141 | +1.1 mV | 5.6" | 35° | 91% | +2.1° NP | 222° | 34° | | February 23, 2003 | 146,357,663 | +1.0 mV | 6.0" | 37° | 90% | -0.7° SP | 227° | 33° | | March 5, 2003 | 137,824,995 | +0.9 mV | 6.3" | 38° | 89% | -3.4° SP | 232° | 33° | | March 15, 2003 | 129,335,388 | +0.8 mV | 6.7" | 39° | 89% | -6.1° SP | 238° | 33° | | March 25, 2003 | 120,943,271 | +0.6 mV | 7.2" | 41° | 88% | -8.7° SP | 243° | 33° | | April 4, 2003 | 112,680,291 | +0.5 mV | 7.7" | 41° | 87% | -11.1° SP | 248° | 34° | | April 14, 2003 | 104,603,134 | +0.3 mV | 8.3" | 42° | 87% | -13.3° SP | 253° | 34° | | April 24, 2003 | 96,749,582 | +0.1 mV | 9.0" | 43° | 87% | -15.3° SP | 259° | 35° | | May 4, 2003 | 89,141,701 | -0.1 mV | 9.8" | 43° | 87% | -17.1° SP | 265° | 37° | | May 14, 2003 | 81,826,752 | -0.3 mV | 10.6" | 43° | 87% | -18.6° SP | 270° | 38° | | May 24, 2003 | 74,828,915 | -0.5 mV | 11.6" | 43° | 87% | -19.8° SP | 276° | 39° | | June 3, 2003 | 68,169,717 | -0.7 mV | 12.8" | 42° | 87% | -20.6° SP | 282° | 40° | | June 13, 2003 | 61,899,076 | -1.0 mV | 14.1" | 41° | 88% | -21.1° SP | 288° | 41° | | June 23, 2003 | 56,047,783 | -1.3 mV | 15.5" | 39° | 89% | -21.3° SP | 294° | 42° | | July 3, 2003 | 50,668,549 | -1.5 mV | 17.2" | 36° | 90% | -21.3° SP | 300° | 43° | | July 13, 2003 | 45,854,411 | -1.8 mV | 19.0" | 33° | 92% | -21.0° SP | 306° | 43° | | July 23, 2003 | 41,698,281 | -2.1 mV | 20.9" | 28° | 94% | -20.5° SP | 312° | 43° | | August 2, 2003 | 38,349,467 | -2.4 mV | 22.7" | 22° | 96% | -20.0° SP | 319° | 43° | | August 12, 2003 | 35,991,820 | -2.6 mV | 24.2" | 15° | 98% | -19.5° SP | 325° | 42° | | August 22, 2003 | 34,781,754 | -2.8 mV | 25.0" | 7° | 100% | -19.1° SP | 331° | 41° | | September 1, 2003 | 34,855,544 | -2.9 mV | 25.0" | 6° | 100% | -19.0° SP | 338° | 40° | | September 11, 2003 | 36,232,709 | -2.7 mV | 24.0" | 13° | 99% | -19.1° SP | 344° | 40° | | September 21, 2003 | 38,816,084 | -2.4 mV | 22.4" | 20° | 97% | -19.5° SP | 350° | 40° | | October 1, 2003 | 42,469,849 | -2.1 mV | 20.5" | 27° | 95% | -20.3° SP | 357° | 41° | | October 11, 2003 | 47,012,395 | -1.8 mV | 18.5" | 31° | 93% | -21.3° SP | 3° | 42° | | October 21, 2003 | 52,293,284 | -1.5 mV | 16.7" | 35° | 91% | -22.4° SP | 9° | 44° | | October 31, 2003 | 58,204,891 | -1.2 mV | 15.0" | 38° | 89% | -23.6° SP | 15° | 45° | | November 10, 2003 | 64,635,897 | -0.9 mV | 13.5" | 40° | 88% | -24.6° SP | 21° | 48° | | November 20, 2003 | 71,518,827 | -0.7 mV | 12.2" | 41° | 88% | -25.5° SP | 27° | 50° | | November 30, 2003 | 78,799,731 | -0.4 mV | 11.1" | 42° | 87% | -26.1° SP | 33° | 52° | | December 10, 2003 | 86,407,266 | -0.2 mV | 10.1" | 42° | 87% | -26.4° SP | 39° | 55° | | December 20, 2003 | 94,302,034 | +0.0 mV | 9.2" | 42° | 87% | -26.4° SP | 45° | 57° | | December 30, 2003 | 102,437,089 | +0.2 mV | 8.5" | 42° | 87% | -26.0° SP | 50° | 60° | | January 9, 2004 | 110,747,800 | +0.4 mV | 7.9" | 41° | 88% | -25.2° SP | 56° | 62° | | January 19, 2004 | 119,197,940 | +0.6 mV | 7.3" | 41° | 88% | -24.1° SP | 61° | 65° | | January 29, 2004 | 127,734,168 | +0.7 mV | 6.8" | 40° | 89% | -22.6° SP | 67° | 67° | | February 8, 2004 | 136,293,076 | +0.8 mV | 6.4" | 38° | 89% | -20.9° SP | 72° | 70° | | February 18, 2004 | 144,838,839 | +1.0 mV | 6.0" | 37° | 90% | -18.9° SP | 77° | 72° | | February 28, 2004 | 153,313,585 | +1.1 mV | 5.7" | 36° | 91% | -16.6° SP | 82° | 74° | | March 9, 2004 | 161,659,298 | +1.2 mV | 5.4" | 34° | 91% | -14.2° SP | 87° | 76° | | March 19, 2004 | 169,843,831 | +1.3 mV | 5.1" | 33° | 92% | -11.6° SP | 92° | 77° | | March 29, 2004 | 177,809,977 | +1.4 mV | 4.9" | 31° | 93% | -8.9° SP | 97° | 79° | | April 8, 2004 | 185,509,809 | +1.5 mV | 4.7" | 30° | 93% | -6.1° SP | 102° | 80° | | April 18, 2004 | 192,917,254 | +1.6 mV | 4.5" | 28° | 94% | -3.2° SP | 106° | 81° | | April 28, 2004 | 199,979,660 | +1.6 mV | 4.4" | 26° | 95% | -0.3° SP | 111° | 81° | | May 8, 2004 | 206,661,411 | +1.7 mV | 4.2" | 25° | 95% | +2.5° NP | 116° | 81° | | May 18, 2004 | 212,942,407 | +1.7 mV | 4.1" | 23° | 96% | +5.4° NP | 120° | 81° | | May 28, 2004 | 218,776,398 | +1.8 mV | 4.0" | 21° | 97% | +8.1° NP | 125° | 80° | | June 7, 2004 | 224,140,080 | +1.8 mV | 3.9" | 19° | 97% | +10.8° NP | 129° | 80° |
|
|
|
