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May 9, 2016 — Mercury Transit — 艩颈补耻濒颈补颈, Lithuania

May 9, 2016 at 6:09 pm
Nearest Sun's center in 艩颈补耻濒颈补颈
Global Event: Mercury Transit
Local Type: Mercury Transit, in 艩颈补耻濒颈补颈
Began: Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:29 pm
Midpoint: Mon, May 9, 2016 at 6:09 pm
Ended: Mon, May 9, 2016 at 9:22 pm
Duration: 6 hours, 52 minutes

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May 9, 2016 — Mercury Transit — 艩颈补耻濒颈补颈

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TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:29 pm Mon, May 9
Partial Transit begins Mercury touches the Sun's edge.Map direction South-southwest 204掳
49.6掳
2:33 pm Mon, May 9
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 South-southwest 206掳
49.4掳
6:09 pm Mon, May 9
Nearest Sun's center Mercury is closest to the center of the Sun as seen from 艩颈补耻濒颈补颈.Map direction West 264掳
24.9掳
9:18 pm Mon, May 9
Transit ongoing during sunset Mercury Transit is already ongoing during sunset in 艩颈补耻濒颈补颈.
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.		Map direction West-northwest 303掳
0.2掳

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The animation shows what the 2016 Mercury Transit approximately looked like from 艩颈补耻濒颈补颈. The curvature of the planet's path is due to the Earth's rotation.

Cloud Coverage (May 9)

In the past, this day was cloudy 70% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in 艩颈补耻濒颈补颈

Eclipse Visibility From 艩颈补耻濒颈补颈Visibility Worldwide
Dec 21, 2010 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 4, 2011 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Jun 15鈥�16, 2011 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 10, 2011 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 6, 2012 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Nov 28, 2012 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 25鈥�26, 2013 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 19, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 20, 2015 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 28, 2015 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 2016 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Sep 16, 2016 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Feb 11, 2017 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 7, 2017 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 31, 2018 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 27鈥�28, 2018 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 21, 2019 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 16鈥�17, 2019 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Nov 11, 2019 Mercury TransitMercury Transit

Note: Click on the date link for details in 艩颈补耻濒颈补颈, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown transit is highlighted.

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