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November 12, 2019 — Mercury Transit — Pangai, Tonga

Nov 12, 2019 at 5:54 am
Near max in Pangai
Global Event: Mercury Transit
Local Type: Mercury Transit, in Pangai
Began: Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 5:51 am
Midpoint: Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 5:53 am
Ended: Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 6:45 am
Duration: 54 minutes

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

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November 12, 2019 — Mercury Transit — Pangai

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:52 am Tue, Nov 12
Transit ongoing during sunrise Mercury Transit is already ongoing during sunrise in Pangai.
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 108°
-0.1°
5:53 am Tue, Nov 12
Nearest Sun's center Mercury is closest to the center of the Sun as seen from Pangai.
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 108°
0.1°
6:43 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 104°
11.0°
6:45 am Tue, Nov 12
Partial Transit ends Mercury leaves the Sun's edge and concludes the transit.Map direction East-southeast 104°
11.4°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Pangai

Eclipse Visibility From PangaiVisibility 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
Jun 16, 2011 Penumbral 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 14, 2012 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Nov 29, 2012 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 10, 2013 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Apr 15, 2014 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8–9, 2014 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 4–5, 2015 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 23–24, 2016 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 10, 2016 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Sep 17, 2016 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 8, 2017 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 31–Feb 1, 2018 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 28, 2018 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 21, 2019 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 3, 2019 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Nov 12, 2019 Mercury TransitMercury Transit

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

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