Mars' brightness will match the star Sirius, which is the brightest of all the stars. The planet will be in the constellation Virgo, 6 degrees north/north-east of the bright star Spica. As a coincidence, on the same night that Mars is closest to Earth, you can see a total lunar eclipse.
Zurich - the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country; Zurich is the center of the German-speaking part of Switzerland. Aar, Aare, Aare River - a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
There are about 8 million people in Switzerland. About 64% of the people speak German as their first language, in northern and central Switzerland. 19% of the people speak French as their first language, in the west of Switzerland. 8% of the people speak Italian, in the south of Switzerland.