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Transit of Venus: June 6, 2012: Local Conditions |
Here you will find local conditions for the transit of Venus on June 6, 2012.
On June 8, 2004 Venus was imaged when it entered the solar disk for the first time since 1882. The transits in 2004 and 2012 are the only that will take place in this century. The photo was taken with an H-alpha filter from Møvig Fort close to Kristiansand, Norway.
Photo: Trond Hugo Hermansen
The table below gives the most important data for the transit for several geographical positions. The first and second contact occcur when Venus enters the solar disk, third og fourth contact when Venus leaves the disk. After 4. contact we must wait more than 100 years for the next opportunity to watch the Venus on the solar disk! Altitude of the Sun is for fourth contact and is given in degrees.
| Place |
1. contact
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2. contact
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Sun rise
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3. contact |
4. contact
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Solar altitude |
| Copenhagen |
Not visible |
Not visible |
04.38 |
06.37.00 |
06.54.37 |
17 |
| Stockholm |
Not visible |
Not visible |
03.48 |
06.36.50 |
06.54.25 |
20 |
| Oslo |
Not visible |
Not visible |
04.12 |
06.36.48 |
06.54.25 |
17 |
| Fredrikstad |
Not visible |
Not visible |
04.03 |
06.36.44 |
06.54.21 |
17 |
| Hønefoss |
Not visible |
Not visible |
04.11 |
06.36.47 |
06.54.24 |
17 |
| Lillehammer |
Not visible |
Not visible |
04.01 |
06.36.43 |
06.54.20 |
17 |
| Sandefjord |
Not visible |
Not visible |
04.21 |
06.36.52 |
06.54.29 |
16 |
| Arendal |
Not visible |
Not visible |
04.33 |
06.36.55 |
06.54.32 |
16 |
| Kristiansand |
Not visible |
Not visible |
04.38 |
06.36.56 |
06.54.33 |
15 |
| Stavanger |
Not visible |
Not visible |
04.41 |
06.36.51 |
06.54.29 |
14 |
| Bergen |
Not visible |
Not visible |
04.29 |
06.36.45 |
06.54.23 |
14 |
| Førde |
Not visible |
Not visible |
04.16 |
06.36.40 |
06.54.18 |
15 |
| Røros |
Not visible |
Not visible |
03.40 |
06.36.36 |
06.54.12 |
18 |
| Kristiansund |
Not visible |
Not visible |
03.47 |
06.36.33 |
06.54.10 |
16 |
| Trondheim |
Not visible |
Not visible |
03.32 |
06.36.32 |
06.54.08 |
18 |
| Namsos |
Not visible |
Not visible |
03.11 |
06.36.27 |
06.54.03 |
18 |
| Mo i Rana |
Not visible |
Not visible |
02.16 |
06.36.17 |
06.53.53 |
20 |
| Bodø |
00.04.18 |
00.22.01 |
Midnight sun |
06.36.12 |
06.53.48 |
20 |
| Tromsø |
00.04.27 |
00.22.10 |
Midnight sun |
06.35.59 |
06.53.34 |
22 |
| Alta |
00.04.34 |
00.22.17 |
Midnight sun |
06.35.55 |
06.53.31 |
24 |
| Hammerfest |
00.04.35 |
00.22.18 |
Midnight sun |
06.35.52 |
06.53.27 |
24 |
| Kirkenes |
00.04.44 |
00.22.27 |
Midnight sun |
06.35.53 |
06.53.27 |
26 |
| Vardø |
00.04.46 |
00.22.29 |
Midnight sun |
06.35.49 |
06.53.23 |
26 |
| Longyearbyen |
00.04.36 |
00.22.16 |
Midnight sun |
06.35.11 |
06.52.47 |
22 |
| Ny Ålesund |
00.04.34 |
00.22.14 |
Midnight sun |
06.35.07 |
06.52.43 |
21 |
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