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November 12, 2019 — Mercury Transit — Kiritimati, Christmas Island, Kiribati

Nov 12, 2019 at 6:14 am
Near max in Kiritimati
Global Event: Mercury Transit
Local Type: Mercury Transit, in Kiritimati
Began: Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 6:12 am
Midpoint: Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 6:14 am
Ended: Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 7:45 am
Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

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

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November 12, 2019 — Mercury Transit — Kiritimati

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
6:12 am Tue, Nov 12
Transit ongoing during sunrise Mercury Transit is already ongoing during sunrise in Kiritimati.
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-southeast for the best view of the transit.
Map direction East-southeast 107°
-0.1°
6:14 am Tue, Nov 12
Nearest Sun's center Mercury is closest to the center of the Sun as seen from Kiritimati.
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-southeast for the best view of the transit.
Map direction East-southeast 107°
0.2°
7:44 am Tue, Nov 12
Full Transit ends Mercury is starting to leave 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 East-southeast 109°
21.0°
7:45 am Tue, Nov 12
Partial Transit ends Mercury leaves the Sun's edge and concludes the transit.Map direction East-southeast 109°
21.4°

The animation shows what the 2019 Mercury Transit approximately looked like from Kiritimati. The curvature of the planet's path is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kiritimati

Eclipse Visibility From KiritimatiVisibility Worldwide
Jun 26–27, 2010 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 12, 2010 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Dec 21–22, 2010 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 11, 2011 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 4–5, 2012 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jun 6, 2012 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Nov 29, 2012 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 10, 2013 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Apr 15–16, 2014 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8–9, 2014 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 4–5, 2015 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 28, 2015 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 9, 2016 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Mar 23–24, 2016 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 10, 2016 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Aug 8, 2017 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 1, 2018 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 21, 2019 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 12, 2019 Mercury TransitMercury Transit

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Kiritimati

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