Within two or three hours after sunset, look roughly in the eastern sky to find Mars. Mars will have a more reddish glow than the stars.

Beware of confusing Mars with Venus, which will be brighter than Mars in the southwestern sky after dusk. Venus will not be visible after 10 p.m. in the Northern Hemisphere.

Click on a city on the map or list below to view the path that Mars takes over the next few months as seen from that location.

Mars is lower in the sky in the Southern Hemisphere compared with the Northern Hemisphere.

For telescope viewing opportunities, see your local Night Sky Network.

For museum events in your area, please see our Mars Events page.

Even though Mars was 14 million kilometers (8,700,000 miles) closer to Earth in 2003, this year Mars will look sharper through a telescope because it will be higher in the night sky. That means you won't be looking through as thick a portion of Earth's life-preserving but hazy atmosphere in 2005.

Boston, Massachusetts
Canberra, Australia
Fairbanks, Alaska
Honolulu, Hawaii
Los Angeles, California
Madrid, Spain
Miami, Florida
Nairobi, Kenya
Portland, Oregon
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tokyo, Japan
Wichita, Kansas

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