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May 7, 2003 — Mercury Transit — Bantam, Cocos Islands

May 7, 2003 at 2:24 pm
Nearest Sun's center in Bantam
Global Event: Mercury Transit
Local Type: Mercury Transit, in Bantam
Began: Wed, May 7, 2003 at 11:52 am
Midpoint: Wed, May 7, 2003 at 2:24 pm
Ended: Wed, May 7, 2003 at 4:57 pm
Duration: 5 hours, 5 minutes

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

Location

May 7, 2003 — Mercury Transit — Bantam

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Bantam. Stages and Âé¶¹Ó³»­ of the eclipse are outlined below. All Âé¶¹Ó³»­ were local time (CCT) for Bantam.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:52 am Wed, May 7
Partial Transit begins Mercury touches the Sun's edge.Map direction North 3°
61.1°
11:56 am Wed, May 7
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.Map direction North 1°
61.2°
2:24 pm Wed, May 7
Nearest Sun's center Mercury is closest to the center of the Sun as seen from Bantam.Map direction Northwest 307°
43.8°
4:53 pm Wed, May 7
Full Transit ends Mercury is starting to leave the Sun's edge. The black drop effect may again be visible.Map direction West-northwest 290°
11.9°
4:57 pm Wed, May 7
Partial Transit ends Mercury leaves the Sun's edge and concludes the transit.Map direction West-northwest 289°
10.9°

The animation shows what the 2003 Mercury Transit approximately looked like from Bantam. The curvature of the planet's path is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Bantam

Eclipse Visibility From BantamVisibility Worldwide
Jul 16, 2000 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 10, 2001 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 5–6, 2001 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 30, 2001 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 26, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 25, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Dec 4, 2002 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
May 7, 2003 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Nov 9, 2003 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 5, 2004 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 8, 2004 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Apr 24, 2005 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 3, 2005 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Oct 17, 2005 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 15, 2006 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7–8, 2006 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 4, 2007 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2007 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2008 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 26, 2009 Annular Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 9, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 6, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2009–Jan 1, 2010 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Bantam, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown transit is highlighted.

Next total solar eclipse visible in Bantam

Next annular eclipse visible in Bantam

Other eclipses visible in Bantam

Other eclipses worldwide