Mars will make a close approach to the 'Wolf Moon' (the first full Moon of 2025) tonight, culminating in a 'skimming' of the lunar disc early Tuesday morning. Stargazers will have a chance to witness this celestial event, with some locations experiencing a lunar occultation of Mars.
As the ‘Wolf Moon ’ – the first full Moon of 2025 – shines bright in the sky, Mars will inch closer towards it before ‘skimming’ the celestial body in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Just below and to the left of the Moon will be a red 'star', which is actually the Red Planet, also known as Mars. The Moon will rise to occult Mars, meaning the Red Planet will be eclipsed by and vanish behind the ‘Wolf Moon’. Mars will disappear behind the Moon for around four hours. A rare opportunity to view the Red Planet Mars is also having a particularly special month as it reaches opposition this week, shining at its biggest and brightest for more than two years.
The planet was closest to Earth at 2 pm GMT yesterday 5.3 light-minutes away at a distance of 0.642 astronomical units . Because of the gravity interplay between the Moon and the Earth, the Moon is slowed into a rotation at the same speed of Earth – a process known as being ‘tidally locked’, according to NASA
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