Mars will be visible as its brightest in January, appearing opposite the Sun and close to Earth. The event will culminate in a lunar occultation, where the Moon will briefly cover Mars just before 9:30 p.m. on Monday night.
Mars , the beautiful red planet and Earth's closest neighboring planet will be in opposition, as it pairs up and also gets covered up by the Moon .The full January Wolf Moon will be a sight to see this Monday night in our cold winter sky, but Mars may just end up taking center stage.
It's not rare, but with Mars, this happens every 26 months. This time around, the moon makes it a little more special.
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