And in the early hours of Thursday, Mars will completely disappear behind the full moon, in an event known as “occultation”.
Today, Wednesday, the moon will approach Mars in the night sky, until the expected phenomenon begins to occur at 4:30 am tomorrow, Thursday, GMT, according to the British Daily Mail.
At regarding 4.58 am GMT, Mars will disappear behind the western half of the moon, and will appear once more following regarding an hour behind the eastern end.
The disappearance will be visible across northern Europe, Greenland and North America, as well as the tip of northern Africa.
Those wishing to follow the astronomical event can search for local times online, as the number of hours may vary according to the country.
The event can be seen with the naked eye, especially since Mars will be at its brightest, following it passed near Earth on the first of this December.
