Occultation of Mars – December 7, 2022
The Moon passing in front of Mars (occultation) on December 7-8, 2022.
Passage of the Moon in front of Mars will occur during the evening of December 7 here in the states. The southeastern states will mostly see the Moon close to Mars but not in front of it. For example, Huntsville, Alabama, will see the Moon very close to Mars at approximately 9:25 pm CST. In Eugene, Oregon, the Moon will occult Mars at 7:45 pm PST on the 7th. The occultation will end at 8:44 pm PST.
See the cities below showing the disappearance and reappearance times of Mars on December 7th. All times are local! Additional cities can be found here in the following link, but the times are listed in universal times. *source for the times
Eastern Standard Time
Atlanta no occultation
Columbus Oh Disappears 10 25 47 Reappears 10 57 00
Indianapolis In Disappears 10 15 30 Reappears 10 56 37
Lansing Mi Disappears 10 17 19 Reappears 11 10 04
Miami no occultation
New York City no occultation
Ottawa Disappears 10 36 45 Reappears 11 27 00
Pittsburgh Disappears 10 34 44 Reappears 10 58 49
Quebec Disappears 10 45 05 Reappears 11 36 59
Toronto Disappears 10 29 12 Reappears 11 17 59
Central Standard Time
Austin Tx Disappears 8 57 49 Reappears 9 12 02
Chicago Il Disappears 9 10 58 Reappears 10 04 55
Dallas Tx Disappears 8 53 53 Reappears 9 27 35
Huntsville no occultation
Kansas City Mo Disappears 8 56 50 Reappears 9 52 29
Little Rock Ar Disappears 9 05 33 Reappears 9 32 29
Milwaukee Wi Disappears 9 10 26 Reappears 10 08 16
New Orleans no occultation
Oklahoma City Ok Disappears 8 51 09 Reappears 9 38 36
Winnipeg Disappears 9 05 50 Reappears 10 16 09
Mountain Standard Time
Boise Id Disappears 7 45 03 Reappears 8 48 32
Cheyenne Wy Disappears 7 46 29 Reappears 8 51 21
Denver Co Disappears 7 44 56 Reappears 8 48 30
Edmonton Disappears 8 04 33 Reappears 9 06 00
Helena Mt Disappears 7 51 22 Reappears 8 56 38
Las Vegas Nv Disappears 7 34 14 Reappears 8 35 43
Phoenix Az Disappears 7 32 23 Reappears 8 30 47
Salt Lake City Ut Disappears 7 41 46 Reappears 8 46 08
Santa Fe Nm Disappears 7 39 08 Reappears 8 37 31
Yellowknife Disappears 8 23 55 Reappears 9 16 03
Pacific Standard Time
Eugene Or Disappears 6 33 54 Reappears 7 45 10
Fresno Ca Disappears 6 33 54 Reappears 7 34 58
Los Angeles Ca Disappears 6 30 23 Reappears 7 30 11
Portland Or Disappears 6 48 27 Reappears 7 47 43
Sacramento Ca Disappears 6 36 33 Reappears 7 37 35
San Diego Ca Disappears 6 29 20 Reappears 7 28 02
San Francisco Ca Disappears 6 34 56 Reappears 7 35 27
Seattle Wa Disappears 6 51 57 Reappears 7 50 35
Spokane Wa Disappears 6 52 23 Reappears 7 54 23
Vancouver Disappears 6 55 29 Reappears 7 52 27
Alaska Time Zone
Juneau Ak Disappears 6 19 08 Reappears 6 55 35
Sitka Ak Disappears 6 16 27 Reappears 6 53 40
Naked-eye, binocular and telescopic view of the moon passing in front of Mars.
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