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The moon and mars august 2020.
Moonrise and a mars rise a waning 73 illuminated waning gibbous moon will tonight make a very close apparent approach to mars.
Catch it near the waning moon late night to dawn on august 7 8 and 9 2020.
2020 s full harvest moon dazzles sky watchers across the world when.
2020 s full harvest moon dazzles sky watchers across the world mars is rising earlier each evening and this weekend is now in the sky before midnight with a 65 illuminated.
On average mars is 142 million miles away from earth and on august 27 2020 it will be 47 5 million miles away.
By tony merevick published on 8 7 2020 at 6 00 pm.
It will get closest to earth on october 13 2020 when it will be 38 6 million.
Friday august 7 and saturday august 8 2020.
In 2020 the moon swept past mars on august 7 8 and 9.
The message states that on august 27 this year planet mars would appear to be in the same size as that of the moon.
According to the recent rumour with respect to the appearance of the moon on august 27 2020 an image with two moons appears to be all over social media.
Mars is now bright and fiery red rising to a peak in brightness for this 2 year period in october 2020.
Your stargazing guide to october.