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Mars Opposition: Appears Big and Bright at night!
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Because Mars is directly opposite the sun, the red planet will rise as the sun sets, and set as the sun rises. Beginning around sunset, it will be visible in the east. It will move to its highest peak around midnight before setting to the west around sunrise in the morning.
According to NASA, on that date Mars will be at a distance of 75.3 million kilometres away from Earth — the closest it has been to our planet since 2003.