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


Mars 1.5237 1.8808 5.0902 355.4533


Arrive at






Mercury 0.3871 0.2408 10.0988 252.2508


Synodic     Perihelion DV 12.5844 km/sec
Period 0.2762 Years Aphelion DV 8.7706 km/sec
Trip Time 0.4669 Years Total DV   21.3550 km/sec








Leave Month Day Year Arrive Month Day Year
1999.6818 9 5 1999 2000.1487 2 24 2000
1999.9580 12 15 1999 2000.4249 6 3 2000
2000.2342 3 24 2000 2000.7011 9 12 2000
2000.5104 7 4 2000 2000.9774 12 22 2000
2000.7867 10 13 2000 2001.2536 4 1 2001
2001.0629 1 23 2001 2001.5298 7 11 2001
2001.3391 5 2 2001 2001.8060 10 20 2001
2001.6153 8 12 2001 2002.0822 1 30 2002
2001.8915 11 21 2001 2002.3584 5 9 2002
2002.1677 3 0 2002 2002.6346 8 18 2002
2002.4439 6 10 2002 2002.9108 11 28 2002
2002.7202 9 19 2002 2003.1871 3 7 2003
2002.9964 12 29 2002 2003.4633 6 17 2003
2003.2726 4 8 2003 2003.7395 9 26 2003
2003.5488 7 18 2003 2004.0157 1 6 2004
2003.8250 10 27 2003 2004.2919 4 15 2004
2004.1012 2 6 2004 2004.5681 7 25 2004
2004.3774 5 16 2004 2004.8443 11 4 2004
2004.6536 8 25 2004 2005.1206 2 13 2005
2004.9299 12 5 2004 2005.3968 5 23 2005
2005.2061 3 14 2005 2005.6730 9 2 2005
2005.4823 6 24 2005 2005.9492 12 12 2005
2005.7585 10 3 2005 2006.2254 3 21 2006
2006.0347 1 12 2006 2006.5016 7 1 2006
2006.3109 4 22 2006 2006.7778 10 10 2006
2006.5871 8 1 2006 2007.0540 1 19 2007
2006.8633 11 11 2006 2007.3303 4 29 2007
2007.1396 2 20 2007 2007.6065 8 8 2007
2007.4158 5 30 2007 2007.8827 11 18 2007
2007.6920 9 9 2007 2008.1589 2 27 2008
2007.9682 12 19 2007 2008.4351 6 7 2008
2008.2444 3 28 2008 2008.7113 9 16 2008
2008.5206 7 7 2008 2008.9875 12 26 2008
2008.7968 10 17 2008 2009.2638 4 5 2009
2009.0731 1 26 2009 2009.5400 7 14 2009
2009.3493 5 6 2009 2009.8162 10 24 2009
2009.6255 8 15 2009 2010.0924 2 3 2010
2009.9017 11 25 2009 2010.3686 5 13 2010
2010.1779 3 4 2010 2010.6448 8 22 2010
2010.4541 6 13 2010 2010.9210 12 2 2010
2010.7303 9 23 2010 2011.1972 3 11 2011
2011.0065 1 2 2011 2011.4735 6 20 2011
2011.2828 4 12 2011 2011.7497 9 30 2011
2011.5590 7 21 2011 2012.0259 1 9 2012
2011.8352 11 1 2011 2012.3021 4 19 2012
2012.1114 2 10 2012 2012.5783 7 28 2012
2012.3876 5 20 2012 2012.8545 11 8 2012
2012.6638 8 29 2012 2013.1307 2 17 2013
2012.9400 12 8 2012 2013.4069 5 27 2013
2013.2163 3 18 2013 2013.6832 9 6 2013
2013.4925 6 27 2013 2013.9594 12 15 2013
2013.7687 10 7 2013 2014.2356 3 25 2014
2014.0449 1 16 2014 2014.5118 7 4 2014
2014.3211 4 26 2014 2014.7880 10 14 2014
2014.5973 8 5 2014 2015.0642 1 23 2015
2014.8735 11 14 2014 2015.3404 5 3 2015
2015.1497 2 24 2015 2015.6167 8 12 2015
2015.4260 6 3 2015 2015.8929 11 21 2015
2015.7022 9 13 2015 2016.1691 3 1 2016
2015.9784 12 22 2015 2016.4453 6 10 2016
2016.2546 4 2 2016 2016.7215 9 20 2016
2016.5308 7 11 2016 2016.9977 12 29 2016
2016.8070 10 21 2016 2017.2739 4 9 2017
2017.0832 1 30 2017 2017.5501 7 18 2017
2017.3594 5 9 2017 2017.8264 10 27 2017
2017.6357 8 19 2017 2018.1026 2 7 2018
2017.9119 11 28 2017 2018.3788 5 16 2018
2018.1881 3 8 2018 2018.6550 8 26 2018
2018.4643 6 17 2018 2018.9312 12 5 2018
2018.7405 9 27 2018 2019.2074 3 15 2019
2019.0167 1 6 2019 2019.4836 6 24 2019
2019.2929 4 15 2019 2019.7599 10 4 2019
2019.5692 7 25 2019 2020.0361 1 13 2020
2019.8454 11 4 2019 2020.3123 4 22 2020
2020.1216 2 14 2020 2020.5885 8 2 2020
2020.3978 5 23 2020 2020.8647 11 11 2020
2020.6740 9 3 2020 2021.1409 2 21 2021
2020.9502 12 12 2020 2021.4171 6 0 2021
2021.2264 3 22 2021 2021.6933 9 10 2021
2021.5026 7 1 2021 2021.9696 12 19 2021
2021.7789 10 10 2021 2022.2458 3 28 2022
2022.0551 1 20 2022 2022.5220 7 8 2022
2022.3313 4 29 2022 2022.7982 10 17 2022
2022.6075 8 9 2022 2023.0744 1 27 2023
2022.8837 11 18 2022 2023.3506 5 6 2023
2023.1599 2 28 2023 2023.6268 8 16 2023
2023.4361 6 7 2023 2023.9030 11 25 2023
2023.7124 9 16 2023 2024.1793 3 5 2024
2023.9886 12 26 2023 2024.4555 6 14 2024
2024.2648 4 5 2024 2024.7317 9 23 2024
2024.5410 7 15 2024 2025.0079 1 3 2025
2024.8172 10 24 2024 2025.2841 4 12 2025
2025.0934 2 4 2025 2025.5603 7 22 2025
2025.3696 5 13 2025 2025.8365 11 1 2025
2025.6458 8 23 2025 2026.1128 2 11 2026
2025.9221 12 2 2025 2026.3890 5 20 2026
2026.1983 3 11 2026 2026.6652 8 29 2026
2026.4745 6 21 2026 2026.9414 12 9 2026
2026.7507 10 0 2026 2027.2176 3 18 2027
2027.0269 1 10 2027 2027.4938 6 28 2027
2027.3031 4 19 2027 2027.7700 10 7 2027
2027.5793 7 29 2027 2028.0462 1 17 2028
2027.8555 11 8 2027 2028.3225 4 26 2028
2028.1318 2 17 2028 2028.5987 8 6 2028
2028.4080 5 27 2028 2028.8749 11 15 2028
2028.6842 9 6 2028 2029.1511 2 24 2029
2028.9604 12 16 2028 2029.4273 6 4 2029
2029.2366 3 25 2029 2029.7035 9 13 2029
2029.5128 7 5 2029 2029.9797 12 23 2029
2029.7890 10 14 2029 2030.2560 4 2 2030
2030.0653 1 23 2030 2030.5322 7 12 2030
2030.3415 5 3 2030 2030.8084 10 21 2030
2030.6177 8 12 2030 2031.0846 2 0 2031
2030.8939 11 22 2030 2031.3608 5 10 2031
2031.1701 3 1 2031 2031.6370 8 19 2031
2031.4463 6 11 2031 2031.9132 11 29 2031
2031.7225 9 20 2031 2032.1894 3 8 2032
2031.9987 12 30 2031 2032.4657 6 18 2032
2032.2750 4 9 2032 2032.7419 9 27 2032
2032.5512 7 18 2032 2033.0181 1 7 2033
2032.8274 10 28 2032 2033.2943 4 16 2033
2033.1036 2 7 2033 2033.5705 7 25 2033
2033.3798 5 17 2033 2033.8467 11 5 2033
2033.6560 8 26 2033 2034.1229 2 14 2034
2033.9322 12 6 2033 2034.3991 5 24 2034
2034.2085 3 15 2034 2034.6754 9 3 2034
2034.4847 6 24 2034 2034.9516 12 13 2034
2034.7609 10 4 2034 2035.2278 3 22 2035
2035.0371 1 13 2035 2035.5040 7 1 2035
2035.3133 4 23 2035 2035.7802 10 11 2035
2035.5895 8 2 2035 2036.0564 1 20 2036
2035.8657 11 12 2035 2036.3326 4 30 2036
2036.1419 2 21 2036 2036.6089 8 9 2036
2036.4182 6 1 2036 2036.8851 11 19 2036
2036.6944 9 10 2036 2037.1613 2 28 2037
2036.9706 12 19 2036 2037.4375 6 7 2037
2037.2468 3 29 2037 2037.7137 9 17 2037
2037.5230 7 8 2037 2037.9899 12 26 2037
2037.7992 10 18 2037 2038.2661 4 6 2038
2038.0754 1 27 2038 2038.5423 7 15 2038
2038.3516 5 7 2038 2038.8186 10 25 2038
2038.6279 8 16 2038 2039.0948 2 4 2039
2038.9041 11 25 2038 2039.3710 5 14 2039
2039.1803 3 5 2039 2039.6472 8 23 2039
2039.4565 6 14 2039 2039.9234 12 2 2039
2039.7327 9 24 2039 2040.1996 3 12 2040
2040.0089 1 3 2040 2040.4758 6 21 2040