| Global Event: | Mercury Transit |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Mercury Transit, in Lerwick (Shetland Islands) |
| Began: | Mi, 7. Mai 2003, 06:10 |
| Midpoint: | Mi, 7. Mai 2003, 08:52 |
| Ended: | Mi, 7. Mai 2003, 11:33 |
| Duration: | 5 hours, 22 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
7. Mai 2003 — Mercury Transit — Lerwick (Shetland Islands)
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Lerwick (Shetland Islands). Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (BST) for Lerwick (Shetland Islands).
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:10 Mi, 7. Mai | Partial Transit begins Mercury touches the Sun's edge. Sun close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast. |  70° | 8.5° | |
| 06:15 Mi, 7. Mai | 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. Sun close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast. | 71° | 9.0° | |
| 08:52 Mi, 7. Mai | Nearest Sun's center Mercury is closest to the center of the Sun as seen from Lerwick (Shetland Islands). | 106° | 28.2° | |
| 11:28 Mi, 7. Mai | Full Transit ends Mercury is starting to leave the Sun's edge. The black drop effect may again be visible. | 148° | 43.5° | |
| 11:33 Mi, 7. Mai | Partial Transit ends Mercury leaves the Sun's edge and concludes the transit. | 150° | 43.8° |
How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
The animation shows what the 2003 Mercury Transit approximately looked like from Lerwick (Shetland Islands). The curvature of the planet's path is due to the Earth's rotation.
Cloud Coverage (7. Mai)
In the past, this day was cloudy 76% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Lerwick (Shetland Islands)
| Eclipse Visibility From Lerwick (Shetland Islands) | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 21. Jan 2000 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 9. Jan 2001 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 30. Dez 2001 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 24. Jun 2002 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 19–20. Nov 2002 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 7. Mai 2003 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | |
| 16. Mai 2003 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 31. Mai 2003 Annular Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| 8–9. Nov 2003 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 4–5. Mai 2004 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 8. Jun 2004 Venus Transit | Venus Transit |  | |
| 28. Okt 2004 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 3. Okt 2005 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| 14–15. Mär 2006 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 29. Mär 2006 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| 7. Sep 2006 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 3–4. Mär 2007 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 21. Feb 2008 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 1. Aug 2008 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| 16–17. Aug 2008 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 6. Aug 2009 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 31. Dez 2009 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Lerwick (Shetland Islands), or the path map image for global details. Currently shown transit is highlighted. |
Next annular eclipse visible in Lerwick (Shetland Islands)