The Moon And Mars Today

On october 1 and 2 the harvest moon and mars will be close.

The moon and mars today.

The moon and mars will be making a close approach towards each other at the end of this week. It s almost mars moon hoax or two moon hoax day but rest assured there will be no mars moon spectacular on august. Moon and mars watch nasa launch. Stargazers should be able to spot the celestial event with the naked eye.

Local time so that gives you nearly two hours to. Mars is now bright and fiery red rising to a peak in brightness for this 2 year period in october 2020. This is america s moon to mars exploration approach. Today we re implementing president trump s space policy directive 1 to lead an innovative and sustainable program of exploration with commercial and international partners to enable human expansion across the solar system.

Mars is making its closets approach to earth and when the moon rises the pair will appear to meet in the night sky. Catch it near the waning moon late night to dawn on august 7 8 and 9 2020. From most places worldwide the moon will swing a touch south of mars on. The sun will rise at 5 38 a m.

Nasa s lunar reconnaissance orbiter lro image shows the apollo 17 site on the moon where the tracks laid down by the lunar rover are. For skywatchers in new york city mars will rise at 2 18 a m. A celestial event in which mars disappears behind the moon will occur today. The uae is going to mars today here s how to watch the historic launch live.

The moon looks larger on the chart than in the real sky. Local time and the moon will rise 22 minutes later. The conjunction starts at 11 35pm et friday october 2. No mars will not be as big as the moon on august 27.