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November 11, 2019 — Mercury Transit — Washington DC, USA

Nov 11, 2019 at 10:20 am
Nearest Sun's center in Washington DC
Global Event: Mercury Transit
Local Type: Mercury Transit, in Washington DC
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

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

November 11, 2019 — Mercury Transit — Washington DC

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Washington DC. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (EST) for Washington DC.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
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.
Map direction East-southeast 120°
8.0°
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.
Map direction East-southeast 120°
8.3°
10:20 am Mon, Nov 11
Nearest Sun's center Mercury is closest to the center of the Sun as seen from Washington DC.Map direction South-southeast 154°
29.7°
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.Map direction South-southwest 199°
31.3°
1:04 pm Mon, Nov 11
Partial Transit ends Mercury leaves the Sun's edge and concludes the transit.Map direction South-southwest 200°
31.2°

The animation shows what the 2019 Mercury Transit approximately looked like from Washington DC. The curvature of the planet's path is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Washington DC

Eclipse Visibility From Washington DCVisibility Worldwide
Jun 26, 2010 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 21, 2010 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 10, 2011 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 4, 2012 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jun 5, 2012 Venus TransitVenus Transit
May 24–25, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 18, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 3, 2013 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Apr 15, 2014 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8, 2014 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 23, 2014 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Apr 4, 2015 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 27–28, 2015 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 23, 2016 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 2016 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Feb 10, 2017 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 21, 2017 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jan 31, 2018 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 20–21, 2019 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 11, 2019 Mercury TransitMercury Transit

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

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