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June 5, 2012 — Venus Transit — Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Sint Maarten

Jun 5, 2012 at 6:43 pm
Near max in Philipsburg
Global Event: Venus Transit
Local Type: Venus Transit, in Philipsburg
Began: Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 6:02 pm
Midpoint: Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 6:44 pm
Ended: Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 6:45 pm
Duration: 43 minutes

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

Location

June 5–6, 2012 — Venus Transit — Philipsburg

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
6:02 pm Tue, Jun 5
Transit ongoing during sunrise Venus Transit is already ongoing during sunrise in Philipsburg.
Sun close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 291°
8.7°
6:44 pm Tue, Jun 5
Nearest Sun's center Venus is closest to the center of the Sun as seen from Philipsburg.
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 294°
0.1°
6:45 pm Tue, Jun 5
Transit ongoing during sunset Venus Transit is already ongoing during sunset in Philipsburg.
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 294°
-0.1°

The animation shows what the 2012 Venus Transit approximately looked like from Philipsburg. The curvature of the planet's path is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Philipsburg

Eclipse Visibility From PhilipsburgVisibility Worldwide
Jun 26, 2010 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 21, 2010 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 15, 2011 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 4, 2012 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jun 5, 2012 Venus TransitVenus Transit
May 24–25, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 18, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 3, 2013 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Apr 15, 2014 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8, 2014 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 4, 2015 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 27–28, 2015 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 23, 2016 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 2016 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Feb 10, 2017 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 21, 2017 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 27, 2018 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 20–21, 2019 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 16, 2019 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Nov 11, 2019 Mercury TransitMercury Transit

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

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