Eclipses and Mercury Transit in Rochester, NY, USA
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Nov 11, 2019 at 10:20 am
Nearest Sun's center in Rochester
Global Event: Mercury Transit
Local Type: Mercury Transit, in Rochester
Began: Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 7:36 am
Midpoint: Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 10:20 am
Ended: Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 1:04 pm
Duration: 5 hours, 28 minutes
November 11, 2019 — Mercury Transit — Rochester
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Rochester. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (EST) for Rochester.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:36 am Mon, Nov 11 | Partial Transit begins Mercury touches the Sun's edge. Sun close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. |  120° | 5.5° | |
| 7:37 am Mon, Nov 11 | 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-southeast. | 120° | 5.8° | |
| 10:20 am Mon, Nov 11 | Nearest Sun's center Mercury is closest to the center of the Sun as seen from Rochester. | 154° | 25.7° | |
| 1:02 pm Mon, Nov 11 | Full Transit ends Mercury is starting to leave the Sun's edge. The black drop effect may again be visible. | 198° | 27.4° | |
| 1:04 pm Mon, Nov 11 | Partial Transit ends Mercury leaves the Sun's edge and concludes the transit. | 198° | 27.3° |
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The animation shows what the 2019 Mercury Transit approximately looked like from Rochester.
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Cloud Coverage (Nov 11)
In the past, this day was cloudy 76% of the time (since 2000).
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