Jun 6, 2012 at 6:05 am
Near max in Athens
| Global Event: | Venus Transit |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Venus Transit, in Athens |
| Began: | Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 6:02 am |
| Midpoint: | Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 6:04 am |
| Ended: | Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 7:14 am |
| Duration: | 1 hour, 12 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
June 6, 2012 — Venus Transit — Athens
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Athens. Stages and Â鶹ӳ» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ» were local time (EEST) for Athens.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:03 am Wed, Jun 6 | Transit ongoing during sunrise Venus Transit is already ongoing during sunrise in Athens. 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 East-northeast for the best view of the transit. |  60° | -0.2° | |
| 6:04 am Wed, Jun 6 | Nearest Sun's center Venus is closest to the center of the Sun as seen from Athens. 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 East-northeast for the best view of the transit. | 60° | 0.0° | |
| 6:56 am Wed, Jun 6 | Full Transit ends Venus is starting to leave the Sun's edge. Watch out for the black drop effect, an optical illusion seemingly connecting Venus's disc to the Sun's edge. Sun close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast. | 67° | 8.8° | |
| 7:14 am Wed, Jun 6 | Partial Transit ends Venus leaves the Sun's edge and concludes the transit. | 70° | 12.0° |
How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
The animation shows what the 2012 Venus Transit approximately looked like from Athens. The curvature of the planet's path is due to the Earth's rotation.
Cloud Coverage (Jun 6)
In the past, this day was cloudy 40% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Athens
| Eclipse Visibility From Athens | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2010 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 21, 2010 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 4, 2011 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 15–16, 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 10, 2011 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 6, 2012 Venus Transit | Venus Transit |  | |
| Nov 28, 2012 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 25–26, 2013 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 19, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 3, 2013 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 20, 2015 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 28, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 9, 2016 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | |
| Sep 16, 2016 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 11, 2017 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 7, 2017 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 31, 2018 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 27–28, 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 21, 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 16–17, 2019 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 11, 2019 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Athens, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown transit is highlighted. |
Next annular eclipse visible in Athens