- Transit of Venus, 2012
The next
transit of Venus will occur onJune 5 –June 6 in2012 .Where visible
The transit will be best viewed from the
Pacific Ocean . North America will be able to see the start of the transit, while South Asia, the Middle East, and most of Europe will catch the end of it. The transit will not be visible in most of South America or western Africa. The regions from which the transit is visible are shown in the map to the right.When visible
Transit start and end times (in
UTC ) are given for [http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/transit/venus/city12-1.html various international cities] and for [http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/transit/venus/city12-2.html various US cities] .Recall that these times are in
UTC . Add or subtract the appropriate amount for your time zone.ee also
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Transit of Venus
*Transit of Venus, 2004 External links
* [http://www.transitofvenus.nl/details.html Predictions for the 2012 transit of Venus]
* [http://www.ganeshaspeaks.com/blog_Venus_Transit_in_June_2012_815.jsp Venus Transit in June 2012]
* [http://www.nao.rl.ac.uk/nao/transit/V_2012/ HM Nautical Almanac Office: 2012 Transit of Venus]
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