How far is Mars from Earth today?
Earth – Mars · 2 November 2026
213,076,213 km
213.1 million km
1.424 AU
light: 11 min 51 s
Value for the start of the day (UTC); once the page loads it updates live.
3D distance from the JPL “Keplerian Elements for Approximate Positions of the Major Planets” – accurate to about 0.01%. Earth and Mars orbit the Sun at different speeds, so the distance keeps changing.
Distance over time
Where it is today
Top view of the plane of Earth’s orbit, compressed distance scale.
Upcoming closest approaches
| Date | Event | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 19 February 2027 | opposition | 101.4 million km 0.678 AU |
| 20 February 2027 | closest approach | 101.4 million km 0.678 AU |
| 25 March 2029 | opposition | 97.11 million km 0.649 AU |
| 29 March 2029 | closest approach | 96.82 million km 0.647 AU |
| 4 May 2031 | opposition | 83.62 million km 0.559 AU |
| 12 May 2031 | closest approach | 82.79 million km 0.553 AU |
| 28 June 2033 | opposition | 63.93 million km 0.427 AU |
| 5 July 2033 | closest approach | 63.29 million km 0.423 AU |
Opposition: Earth passes between the Sun and the planet, which is then visible all night. The closest approach falls within a few days of opposition (the orbits are elliptical and inclined).