81.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 at 02:11 EDT (858 days away) in Cancer

82.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from Canada. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 at 02:11 EDT (858 days away) in Cancer

83.

Close approach of Mars and M44 Mars and M44 pass close to each other. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 at 09:17 EDT (864 days away) in Cancer

84.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 02 Nov 2026 at 08:39 EDT (886 days away) in Leo

85.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from French Polynesia, Cook Islands and Pitcairn. Mon, 02 Nov 2026 at 08:39 EDT (886 days away) in Leo

86.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°03'. Mon, 02 Nov 2026 at 09:24 EDT (886 days away) in Leo

87.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°14'. Sat, 14 Nov 2026 at 21:42 EDT (898 days away) in Leo

88.

Close approach of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars pass within 1°11' of each other. Sun, 15 Nov 2026 at 21:04 EDT (899 days away) in Leo

89.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 30 Nov 2026 at 11:54 EDT (914 days away) in Leo

90.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°20'. Mon, 30 Nov 2026 at 14:34 EDT (914 days away) in Leo

91.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 28 Dec 2026 at 08:28 EDT (942 days away) in Leo

92.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°19'. Mon, 28 Dec 2026 at 12:43 EDT (942 days away) in Leo

93.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 10 Jan 2027 at 07:58 EDT (955 days away) in Leo

94.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 24 Jan 2027 at 17:49 EDT (969 days away) in Leo

95.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°27'. Sun, 24 Jan 2027 at 22:39 EDT (969 days away) in Leo

96.

Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 10:44 EDT (995 days away) in Leo

97.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 19:07 EDT (995 days away) in Leo

98.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 20 Feb 2027 at 14:42 EDT (996 days away) in Leo

99.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°55'. Sat, 20 Feb 2027 at 18:48 EDT (996 days away) in Leo

100.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 04 Mar 2027 at 20:12 EDT (1,008 days away) in Leo