a (A.U.)
period (yrs)
Vel (AU/Yr)
long J2000



I'm assuming circular, coplanar orbits and 12 equal months in a year,
therefore these results are approximate. 
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Depart from  AU Years AU/Year J2000


Earth 1.0000 1.0000 6.2832 100.4644


Arrive at






Mars 1.5237 1.8808 5.0902 355.4533


Synodic     Perihelion DV 2.9448 km/sec
Period 2.1354 Years Aphelion DV 2.6490 km/sec
Trip Time 0.7087 Years Total DV   5.5937 km/sec








Leave Month Day Year Arrive Month Day Year
2001.2495 3 30 2001 2001.9582 12 15 2001
2003.3849 5 19 2003 2004.0936 2 4 2004
2005.5202 7 7 2005 2006.2290 3 22 2006
2007.6556 8 26 2007 2008.3643 5 11 2008
2009.7910 10 15 2009 2010.4997 6 30 2010
2011.9264 12 4 2011 2012.6351 8 19 2012
2014.0618 1 22 2014 2014.7705 10 7 2014
2016.1972 3 11 2016 2016.9059 11 26 2016
2018.3326 4 30 2018 2019.0413 1 15 2019
2020.4679 6 18 2020 2021.1767 3 4 2021
2022.6033 8 7 2022 2023.3120 4 22 2023
2024.7387 9 26 2024 2025.4474 6 11 2025
2026.8741 11 15 2026 2027.5828 7 30 2027
2029.0095 1 3 2029 2029.7182 9 19 2029
2031.1449 2 22 2031 2031.8536 11 7 2031
2033.2803 4 11 2033 2033.9890 12 26 2033
2035.4156 5 30 2035 2036.1244 2 15 2036
2037.5510 7 18 2037 2038.2597 4 4 2038
2039.6864 9 7 2039 2040.3951 5 22 2040
2041.8218 10 26 2041 2042.5305 7 11 2042
2043.9572 12 15 2043 2044.6659 8 30 2044
2046.0926 2 3 2046 2046.8013 10 18 2046
2048.2280 3 22 2048 2048.9367 12 7 2048
2050.3633 5 11 2050 2051.0721 1 26 2051
2052.4987 6 30 2052 2053.2074 3 15 2053
2054.6341 8 18 2054 2055.3428 5 3 2055
2056.7695 10 7 2056 2057.4782 6 22 2057
2058.9049 11 26 2058 2059.6136 8 11 2059
2061.0403 1 14 2061 2061.7490 9 30 2061
2063.1756 3 3 2063 2063.8844 11 18 2063
2065.3110 4 22 2065 2066.0198 1 7 2066
2067.4464 6 11 2067 2068.1551 2 26 2068
2069.5818 7 29 2069 2070.2905 4 15 2070
2071.7172 9 18 2071 2072.4259 6 3 2072
2073.8526 11 7 2073 2074.5613 7 22 2074
2075.9880 12 26 2075 2076.6967 9 11 2076
2078.1233 2 14 2078 2078.8321 10 30 2078
2080.2587 4 3 2080 2080.9674 12 18 2080
2082.3941 5 22 2082 2083.1028 2 7 2083
2084.5295 7 11 2084 2085.2382 3 26 2085
2086.6649 8 29 2086 2087.3736 5 14 2087
2088.8003 10 18 2088 2089.5090 7 3 2089
2090.9357 12 7 2090 2091.6444 8 22 2091
2093.0710 1 26 2093 2093.7798 10 11 2093
2095.2064 3 14 2095 2095.9151 11 29 2095
2097.3418 5 3 2097 2098.0505 1 18 2098
2099.4772 6 22 2099 2100.1859 3 7 2100
2101.6126 8 11 2101 2102.3213 4 26 2102
2103.7480 9 29 2103 2104.4567 6 14 2104
2105.8834 11 18 2105 2106.5921 8 3 2106
2108.0187 1 7 2108 2108.7275 9 22 2108
2110.1541 2 25 2110 2110.8628 11 11 2110
2112.2895 4 14 2112 2112.9982 12 29 2112
2114.4249 6 3 2114 2115.1336 2 18 2115
2116.5603 7 22 2116 2117.2690 4 7 2117
2118.6957 9 10 2118 2119.4044 5 26 2119
2120.8311 10 29 2120 2121.5398 7 14 2121
2122.9664 12 18 2122 2123.6752 9 3 2123
2125.1018 2 7 2125 2125.8105 10 22 2125
2127.2372 3 25 2127 2127.9459 12 11 2127
2129.3726 5 14 2129 2130.0813 1 29 2130
2131.5080 7 3 2131 2132.2167 3 18 2132
2133.6434 8 22 2133 2134.3521 5 7 2134
2135.7788 10 10 2135 2136.4875 6 25 2136
2137.9141 11 29 2137 2138.6229 8 14 2138
2140.0495 1 18 2140 2140.7582 10 3 2140
2142.1849 3 7 2142 2142.8936 11 22 2142
2144.3203 4 25 2144 2145.0290 1 10 2145
2146.4557 6 14 2146 2147.1644 2 29 2147
2148.5911 8 3 2148 2149.2998 4 18 2149
2150.7265 9 22 2150 2151.4352 6 7 2151
2152.8618 11 10 2152 2153.5706 7 25 2153
2154.9972 12 29 2154 2155.7059 9 14 2155
2157.1326 2 18 2157 2157.8413 11 3 2157
2159.2680 4 6 2159 2159.9767 12 22 2159
2161.4034 5 25 2161 2162.1121 2 10 2162
2163.5388 7 14 2163 2164.2475 3 29 2164
2165.6742 9 3 2165 2166.3829 5 18 2166
2167.8095 10 21 2167 2168.5183 7 7 2168
2169.9449 12 10 2169 2170.6536 8 25 2170
2172.0803 1 29 2172 2172.7890 10 14 2172
2174.2157 3 18 2174 2174.9244 12 3 2174
2176.3511 5 6 2176 2177.0598 1 22 2177
2178.4865 6 25 2178 2179.1952 3 10 2179
2180.6219 8 14 2180 2181.3306 4 29 2181
2182.7572 10 3 2182 2183.4660 6 18 2183
2184.8926 11 21 2184 2185.6013 8 6 2185
2187.0280 1 10 2187 2187.7367 9 25 2187
2189.1634 2 29 2189 2189.8721 11 14 2189
2191.2988 4 18 2191 2192.0075 1 3 2192
2193.4342 6 6 2193 2194.1429 2 21 2194
2195.5695 7 25 2195 2196.2783 4 10 2196
2197.7049 9 14 2197 2198.4136 5 29 2198
2199.8403 11 3 2199 2200.5490 7 18 2200
2201.9757 12 21 2201 2202.6844 9 6 2202
2204.1111 2 10 2204 2204.8198 10 25 2204
2206.2465 3 29 2206 2206.9552 12 14 2206
2208.3819 5 17 2208 2209.0906 2 3 2209
2210.5172 7 6 2210 2211.2260 3 21 2211
2212.6526 8 25 2212 2213.3613 5 10 2213
2214.7880 10 14 2214 2215.4967 6 29 2215
2216.9234 12 2 2216 2217.6321 8 18 2217
2219.0588 1 21 2219 2219.7675 10 6 2219
2221.1942 3 10 2221 2221.9029 11 25 2221
2223.3296 4 29 2223 2224.0383 1 14 2224
2225.4649 6 17 2225 2226.1737 3 3 2226
2227.6003 8 6 2227 2228.3090 4 21 2228
2229.7357 9 25 2229 2230.4444 6 10 2230
2231.8711 11 14 2231 2232.5798 7 29 2232
2234.0065 1 2 2234 2234.7152 9 17 2234
2236.1419 2 21 2236 2236.8506 11 6 2236
2238.2773 4 10 2238 2238.9860 12 25 2238
2240.4126 5 29 2240 2241.1214 2 14 2241
2242.5480 7 17 2242 2243.2567 4 2 2243
2244.6834 9 6 2244 2245.3921 5 21 2245
2246.8188 10 25 2246 2247.5275 7 10 2247
2248.9542 12 14 2248 2249.6629 8 29 2249
2251.0896 2 2 2251 2251.7983 10 17 2251
2253.2250 3 21 2253 2253.9337 12 6 2253
2255.3603 5 10 2255 2256.0691 1 25 2256
2257.4957 6 28 2257 2258.2044 3 14 2258
2259.6311 8 17 2259 2260.3398 5 2 2260
2261.7665 10 6 2261 2262.4752 6 21 2262
2263.9019 11 25 2263 2264.6106 8 10 2264
2266.0373 1 13 2266 2266.7460 9 29 2266
2268.1727 3 2 2268 2268.8814 11 17 2268
2270.3080 4 21 2270 2271.0168 1 6 2271
2272.4434 6 10 2272 2273.1521 2 25 2273
2274.5788 7 28 2274 2275.2875 4 14 2275
2276.7142 9 17 2276 2277.4229 6 2 2277
2278.8496 11 6 2278 2279.5583 7 21 2279
2280.9850 12 25 2280 2281.6937 9 10 2281
2283.1204 2 13 2283 2283.8291 10 28 2283
2285.2557 4 2 2285 2285.9645 12 17 2285
2287.3911 5 21 2287 2288.0998 2 6 2288
2289.5265 7 10 2289 2290.2352 3 25 2290
2291.6619 8 28 2291 2292.3706 5 13 2292
2293.7973 10 17 2293 2294.5060 7 2 2294
2295.9327 12 6 2295 2296.6414 8 21 2296
2298.0681 1 24 2298 2298.7768 10 10 2298
2300.2034 3 13 2300 2300.9122 11 28 2300
2302.3388 5 2 2302 2303.0475 1 17 2303
2304.4742 6 21 2304 2305.1829 3 6 2305
2306.6096 8 9 2306 2307.3183 4 25 2307
2308.7450 9 28 2308 2309.4537 6 13 2309
2310.8804 11 17 2310 2311.5891 8 2 2311
2313.0157 1 6 2313 2313.7245 9 21 2313