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May 9, 2016 — Mercury Transit — Myeik, Myanmar (Mergui)

May 9, 2016 at 6:09 pm
Near max in Myeik
Global Event: Mercury Transit
Local Type: Mercury Transit, in Myeik
Began: Mon, May 9, 2016 at 5:58 pm
Midpoint: Mon, May 9, 2016 at 6:10 pm
Ended: Mon, May 9, 2016 at 6:11 pm
Duration: 13 minutes

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

Location

May 9–10, 2016 — Mercury Transit — Myeik

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:58 pm Mon, May 9
Partial Transit begins Mercury touches the Sun's edge.
Sun close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 287°
2.5°
6:01 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.
Sun close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 287°
1.8°
6:10 pm Mon, May 9
Nearest Sun's center Mercury is closest to the center of the Sun as seen from Myeik.
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 288°
0.0°
6:11 pm Mon, May 9
Transit ongoing during sunset Mercury Transit is already ongoing during sunset in Myeik.
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 288°
-0.2°

The animation shows what the 2016 Mercury Transit approximately looked like from Myeik. The curvature of the planet's path is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Myeik

Eclipse Visibility From MyeikVisibility Worldwide
Jan 15, 2010 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jun 26, 2010 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jun 15–16, 2011 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 10–11, 2011 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 21, 2012 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jun 4, 2012 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jun 6, 2012 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Nov 28, 2012 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 26, 2013 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 19, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8, 2014 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 4, 2015 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 9, 2016 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Mar 23, 2016 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 2016 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Sep 16–17, 2016 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Feb 11, 2017 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 7–8, 2017 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 31, 2018 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 27–28, 2018 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 17, 2019 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 26, 2019 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

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

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