Jun 5, 2012 at 5:49 pm
Nearest Sun's center in La Serena
| Global Event: | Venus Transit |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Partial Venus Transit, in La Serena |
| Began: | Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 5:49 pm |
| Midpoint: | Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 5:49 pm |
| Ended: | Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 5:52 pm |
| Duration: | 3 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
June 5–6, 2012 — Venus Transit — La Serena
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in La Serena. Stages and Â鶹ӳ» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ» were local time (CLT) for La Serena.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:49 pm Tue, Jun 5 | Nearest Sun's center Venus is closest to the center of the Sun as seen from La Serena. Since the Sun is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-northwest for the best view of the transit. |  296° | 0.2° | |
| 5:51 pm Tue, Jun 5 | Partial Transit ends Venus leaves the Sun's edge and concludes the transit. Since the Sun is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-northwest for the best view of the transit. | 296° | -0.0° | |
| 5:52 pm Tue, Jun 5 | Rising | Sunrise Rising | 295° | -0.2° |
| 5:53 pm Tue, Jun 5 | Not directly visible | Partial Transit begins Below horizon | 295° | -0.3° |
How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
The animation shows what the 2012 Venus Transit approximately looked like from La Serena. The curvature of the planet's path is due to the Earth's rotation.
Cloud Coverage (Jun 5)
In the past, this day was cloudy 65% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in La Serena
| Eclipse Visibility From La Serena | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2010 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 11, 2010 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 21, 2010 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 15, 2011 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 4, 2012 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 5, 2012 Partial Venus Transit | Venus Transit |  | |
| Nov 13, 2012 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| May 24–25, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 18, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 15, 2014 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 8, 2014 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 4, 2015 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 27–28, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 23, 2016 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 9, 2016 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | |
| Feb 10, 2017 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 26, 2017 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 15, 2018 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 27, 2018 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 20–21, 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 2, 2019 Total Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 16, 2019 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 11, 2019 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in La Serena, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown transit is highlighted. |
Next total solar eclipse visible in La Serena
Next annular eclipse visible in La Serena