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May 7, 2003 — Mercury Transit — Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (Saigon)

May 7, 2003 at 2:54 pm
Nearest Sun's center in Ho Chi Minh
Global Event: Mercury Transit
Local Type: Mercury Transit, in Ho Chi Minh
Began: Wed, May 7, 2003 at 12:21 pm
Midpoint: Wed, May 7, 2003 at 2:54 pm
Ended: Wed, May 7, 2003 at 5:27 pm
Duration: 5 hours, 6 minutes

All Â鶹ӳ»­ shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 7, 2003 — Mercury Transit — Ho Chi Minh

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Ho Chi Minh. Stages and Â鶹ӳ»­ of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ»­ were local time (ICT) for Ho Chi Minh.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
12:21 pm Wed, May 7
Partial Transit begins Mercury touches the Sun's edge.Map direction Northwest 308°
80.3°
12:25 pm Wed, May 7
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 Northwest 305°
79.4°
2:54 pm Wed, May 7
Nearest Sun's center Mercury is closest to the center of the Sun as seen from Ho Chi Minh.Map direction West-northwest 282°
44.9°
5:23 pm Wed, May 7
Full Transit ends Mercury is starting to leave the Sun's edge. The black drop effect may again be visible.Map direction West-northwest 285°
9.4°
5:27 pm Wed, May 7
Partial Transit ends Mercury leaves the Sun's edge and concludes the transit.
Sun close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.		Map direction West-northwest 285°
8.4°

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The animation shows what the 2003 Mercury Transit approximately looked like from Ho Chi Minh. The curvature of the planet's path is due to the Earth's rotation.

Cloud Coverage (May 7)

In the past, this day was cloudy 87% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Ho Chi Minh

Eclipse Visibility From Ho Chi MinhVisibility Worldwide
Jul 16–17, 2000 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 10, 2001 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 5–6, 2001 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 30, 2001 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 26, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 11, 2002 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jun 25, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 7, 2003 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Nov 9, 2003 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 5, 2004 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 8, 2004 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Apr 24, 2005 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 17, 2005 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 15, 2006 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7–8, 2006 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 4, 2007 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 19, 2007 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2007 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 1, 2008 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2008 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 26, 2009 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 9, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 22, 2009 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jan 1, 2010 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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