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


Mercury 0.3871 0.2408 10.0988 252.2508


Arrive at






Mars 1.5237 1.8808 5.0902 355.4533


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
2000.0096 1 3 2000 2000.4766 6 22 2000
2000.2859 4 13 2000 2000.7528 10 1 2000
2000.5621 7 22 2000 2001.0290 1 10 2001
2000.8383 11 2 2000 2001.3052 4 20 2001
2001.1145 2 11 2001 2001.5814 7 29 2001
2001.3907 5 21 2001 2001.8576 11 9 2001
2001.6669 9 0 2001 2002.1338 2 18 2002
2001.9431 12 10 2001 2002.4101 5 28 2002
2002.2194 3 19 2002 2002.6863 9 7 2002
2002.4956 6 28 2002 2002.9625 12 16 2002
2002.7718 10 8 2002 2003.2387 3 26 2003
2003.0480 1 17 2003 2003.5149 7 5 2003
2003.3242 4 27 2003 2003.7911 10 15 2003
2003.6004 8 6 2003 2004.0673 1 24 2004
2003.8766 11 16 2003 2004.3435 5 4 2004
2004.1528 2 25 2004 2004.6198 8 13 2004
2004.4291 6 4 2004 2004.8960 11 23 2004
2004.7053 9 14 2004 2005.1722 3 2 2005
2004.9815 12 23 2004 2005.4484 6 11 2005
2005.2577 4 3 2005 2005.7246 9 21 2005
2005.5339 7 12 2005 2006.0008 1 0 2006
2005.8101 10 22 2005 2006.2770 4 10 2006
2006.0863 2 1 2006 2006.5532 7 19 2006
2006.3626 5 11 2006 2006.8295 10 29 2006
2006.6388 8 20 2006 2007.1057 2 8 2007
2006.9150 11 29 2006 2007.3819 5 17 2007
2007.1912 3 9 2007 2007.6581 8 27 2007
2007.4674 6 18 2007 2007.9343 12 6 2007
2007.7436 9 28 2007 2008.2105 3 16 2008
2008.0198 1 7 2008 2008.4867 6 25 2008
2008.2960 4 17 2008 2008.7630 10 5 2008
2008.5723 7 26 2008 2009.0392 1 14 2009
2008.8485 11 5 2008 2009.3154 4 24 2009
2009.1247 2 15 2009 2009.5916 8 3 2009
2009.4009 5 24 2009 2009.8678 11 12 2009
2009.6771 9 4 2009 2010.1440 2 22 2010
2009.9533 12 13 2009 2010.4202 6 1 2010
2010.2295 3 23 2010 2010.6964 9 11 2010
2010.5057 7 2 2010 2010.9727 12 20 2010
2010.7820 10 12 2010 2011.2489 3 30 2011
2011.0582 1 21 2011 2011.5251 7 9 2011
2011.3344 5 0 2011 2011.8013 10 18 2011
2011.6106 8 10 2011 2012.0775 1 28 2012
2011.8868 11 19 2011 2012.3537 5 7 2012
2012.1630 2 29 2012 2012.6299 8 17 2012
2012.4392 6 8 2012 2012.9062 11 26 2012
2012.7155 9 18 2012 2013.1824 3 6 2013
2012.9917 12 27 2012 2013.4586 6 15 2013
2013.2679 4 6 2013 2013.7348 9 25 2013
2013.5441 7 16 2013 2014.0110 1 4 2014
2013.8203 10 25 2013 2014.2872 4 13 2014
2014.0965 2 5 2014 2014.5634 7 23 2014
2014.3727 5 14 2014 2014.8396 11 2 2014
2014.6489 8 24 2014 2015.1159 2 12 2015
2014.9252 12 3 2014 2015.3921 5 21 2015
2015.2014 3 12 2015 2015.6683 9 1 2015
2015.4776 6 22 2015 2015.9445 12 10 2015
2015.7538 10 1 2015 2016.2207 3 19 2016
2016.0300 1 11 2016 2016.4969 6 29 2016
2016.3062 4 20 2016 2016.7731 10 8 2016
2016.5824 7 30 2016 2017.0493 1 18 2017
2016.8587 11 9 2016 2017.3256 4 27 2017
2017.1349 2 19 2017 2017.6018 8 7 2017
2017.4111 5 28 2017 2017.8780 11 16 2017
2017.6873 9 7 2017 2018.1542 2 26 2018
2017.9635 12 17 2017 2018.4304 6 5 2018
2018.2397 3 26 2018 2018.7066 9 14 2018
2018.5159 7 6 2018 2018.9828 12 24 2018
2018.7921 10 15 2018 2019.2591 4 3 2019
2019.0684 1 25 2019 2019.5353 7 13 2019
2019.3446 5 4 2019 2019.8115 10 22 2019
2019.6208 8 13 2019 2020.0877 2 2 2020
2019.8970 11 23 2019 2020.3639 5 11 2020
2020.1732 3 2 2020 2020.6401 8 20 2020
2020.4494 6 12 2020 2020.9163 11 30 2020
2020.7256 9 21 2020 2021.1925 3 9 2021
2021.0018 1 1 2021 2021.4688 6 19 2021
2021.2781 4 10 2021 2021.7450 9 28 2021
2021.5543 7 20 2021 2022.0212 1 8 2022
2021.8305 10 29 2021 2022.2974 4 17 2022
2022.1067 2 8 2022 2022.5736 7 27 2022
2022.3829 5 18 2022 2022.8498 11 6 2022
2022.6591 8 27 2022 2023.1260 2 15 2023
2022.9353 12 7 2022 2023.4023 5 25 2023
2023.2116 3 16 2023 2023.6785 9 4 2023
2023.4878 6 26 2023 2023.9547 12 14 2023
2023.7640 10 5 2023 2024.2309 3 23 2024
2024.0402 1 14 2024 2024.5071 7 3 2024
2024.3164 4 24 2024 2024.7833 10 12 2024
2024.5926 8 3 2024 2025.0595 1 21 2025
2024.8688 11 13 2024 2025.3357 5 1 2025
2025.1450 2 22 2025 2025.6120 8 10 2025
2025.4213 6 2 2025 2025.8882 11 20 2025
2025.6975 9 11 2025 2026.1644 2 29 2026
2025.9737 12 21 2025 2026.4406 6 9 2026
2026.2499 3 30 2026 2026.7168 9 18 2026
2026.5261 7 9 2026 2026.9930 12 27 2026
2026.8023 10 19 2026 2027.2692 4 7 2027
2027.0785 1 28 2027 2027.5454 7 16 2027
2027.3548 5 8 2027 2027.8217 10 26 2027
2027.6310 8 17 2027 2028.0979 2 5 2028
2027.9072 11 27 2027 2028.3741 5 15 2028
2028.1834 3 6 2028 2028.6503 8 24 2028
2028.4596 6 15 2028 2028.9265 12 4 2028
2028.7358 9 25 2028 2029.2027 3 13 2029
2029.0120 1 4 2029 2029.4789 6 22 2029
2029.2882 4 14 2029 2029.7552 10 2 2029
2029.5645 7 23 2029 2030.0314 1 11 2030
2029.8407 11 3 2029 2030.3076 4 21 2030
2030.1169 2 12 2030 2030.5838 8 0 2030
2030.3931 5 22 2030 2030.8600 11 10 2030
2030.6693 9 1 2030 2031.1362 2 19 2031
2030.9455 12 10 2030 2031.4124 5 28 2031
2031.2217 3 20 2031 2031.6886 9 8 2031
2031.4979 6 29 2031 2031.9649 12 17 2031
2031.7742 10 9 2031 2032.2411 3 27 2032
2032.0504 1 18 2032 2032.5173 7 6 2032
2032.3266 4 28 2032 2032.7935 10 16 2032
2032.6028 8 7 2032 2033.0697 1 25 2033
2032.8790 11 16 2032 2033.3459 5 5 2033
2033.1552 2 26 2033 2033.6221 8 14 2033
2033.4314 6 5 2033 2033.8984 11 23 2033
2033.7077 9 15 2033 2034.1746 3 3 2034
2033.9839 12 24 2033 2034.4508 6 12 2034
2034.2601 4 4 2034 2034.7270 9 22 2034
2034.5363 7 13 2034 2035.0032 1 1 2035
2034.8125 10 23 2034 2035.2794 4 11 2035
2035.0887 2 2 2035 2035.5556 7 20 2035
2035.3649 5 11 2035 2035.8318 10 29 2035
2035.6411 8 21 2035 2036.1081 2 9 2036
2035.9174 12 0 2035 2036.3843 5 18 2036
2036.1936 3 10 2036 2036.6605 8 28 2036
2036.4698 6 19 2036 2036.9367 12 7 2036
2036.7460 9 29 2036 2037.2129 3 17 2037
2037.0222 1 8 2037 2037.4891 6 26 2037
2037.2984 4 17 2037 2037.7653 10 6 2037
2037.5746 7 27 2037 2038.0415 1 15 2038
2037.8509 11 6 2037 2038.3178 4 24 2038
2038.1271 2 16 2038 2038.5940 8 4 2038
2038.4033 5 25 2038 2038.8702 11 13 2038
2038.6795 9 5 2038 2039.1464 2 23 2039
2038.9557 12 14 2038 2039.4226 6 2 2039
2039.2319 3 23 2039 2039.6988 9 12 2039
2039.5081 7 3 2039 2039.9750 12 21 2039
2039.7843 10 12 2039 2040.2513 4 0 2040
2040.0606 1 22 2040 2040.5275 7 10 2040
2040.3368 5 1 2040 2040.8037 10 19 2040