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November 13, 2032 — Mercury Transit — Esperanza Base, Antarctica

Nov 13, 2032 at 6:21 am
Nearest Sun's center in Esperanza Base
Global Event: Mercury Transit
Local Type: Mercury Transit, in Esperanza Base
Begins: Sat, Nov 13, 2032 at 4:17 am
Midpoint: Sat, Nov 13, 2032 at 6:21 am
Ends: Sat, Nov 13, 2032 at 8:08 am
Duration: 3 hours, 51 minutes

All Âé¶¹Ó³»­ shown on this page are local time.

Location

November 13, 2032 — Mercury Transit — Esperanza Base

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Esperanza Base. Stages and Âé¶¹Ó³»­ of the eclipse are outlined below. All Âé¶¹Ó³»­ are local time (ART) for Esperanza Base.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:17 am Sat, Nov 13
Partial Transit begins Mercury touches the Sun's edge.
Sun close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southeast.
Map direction Southeast 127°
2.6°
4:19 am Sat, Nov 13
Full Transit begins Mercury is fully within the Sun's edge. Watch out for the black drop effect, an optical illusion seemingly connecting Mercury's disc to the Sun's edge.
Sun close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southeast.
Map direction Southeast 127°
2.8°
6:21 am Sat, Nov 13
Nearest Sun's center Mercury is closest to the center of the Sun as seen from Esperanza Base.Map direction East 100°
15.0°
8:08 am Sat, Nov 13
Transit ongoing during sunset Mercury Transit is already ongoing during sunset in Esperanza Base.Map direction East-northeast 76°
26.9°

The animation shows what the 2032 Mercury Transit will approximately look like from Esperanza Base. The curvature of the planet's path is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Esperanza Base

Eclipse Visibility From Esperanza BaseVisibility Worldwide
Jun 15, 2030 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
May 6–7, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 5, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 30, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 2032 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Esperanza Base, or the path map image for global details.

Next annular eclipse visible in Esperanza Base

Other eclipses visible in Esperanza Base

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