Mars opposition and transit times for Australia

The information in the table below includes local sunset times and Mars rising times for August 27th. This will be the day that Mars is at opposition. The other column in the table gives the time of Mars transit for August 28th. By transit, we mean the time at which Mars crosses the meridian. The meridian is an imaginary line running from north to south overhead. If your city is not listed, find the nearest one to you that is listed.

Australia City, State	Sun Set (August 27)	Mars Rise (August 27)	Mars Transit (Overhead) (August 28)
Adelaide, S. Australia	6:22 pm	6:15 pm	1:02 am
Brisbane, Queensland	6:32 pm	6:30 pm	1:05 am
Canberra, New South Wales	6:39 pm	6:32 pm	1:20 am
Christchurch, New Zealand	6:50 pm	6:38 pm	1:38 am
Geelong, Victoria	6:55 pm	6:46 pm	1:39 am
Hobart, Tasmania	6:38 pm	6:25 pm	1:27 am
Melbourne, Victoria	6:53 pm	6:44 pm	1:37 am
Perth, Western Australia	6:56 pm	6:51 pm	1:33 am
Sydney, New South Wales	6:33 pm	6:27 pm	1:32 am
Wellington, New Zealand	6:56 pm	6:43 pm	1:46 pm

Time of Mars' Close Approach for Australia The evening of August 27, 2003
Universal Time	Western Standard Time	Central Standard Time	Eastern Standard Time
09:46:18	17:46:18	19:16:18	19:46:18

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