Mars at Apogee – November 30, 2025
Time: November 30, 2025, at 15:39 IST
Event: Mars reaches apogee, its furthest point from Earth in its orbit.
Distance: Approximately 2.42 AU from Earth.
Effect: Mars appears smallest and dimmest, with an angular diameter of just 3.9 arcseconds.
Observation challenge: Mars will be very close to the Sun (about 10.4° separation), near solar conjunction, making it difficult or impossible to observe at this time.
This marks the low point in Mars’s apparent size and brightness during its orbital cycle, a natural part of its changing visibility from Earth.
