2006 Transit of Mercury

Fred Espenak
To Be Published in Observer's Handbook 2006, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

Transit of Mercury of 2006 November 08
Index to Local Circumstances Tables

Table 2A - Canada

Local Circumstances for Transit of Mercury of 2006 Nov 08

Location

External

Ingress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Internal Ingress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Greatest

Transit

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Internal Egress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

External Egress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Alberta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calgary

19:12:39

22

19:14:32

22

21:41:05

16

--

-

--

-

Edmonton

19:12:39

20

19:14:32

20

21:41:06

13

--

-

--

-

Lethbridge

19:12:38

24

19:14:31

24

21:41:04

16

--

-

--

-

British Columbia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prince George

19:12:42

19

19:14:35

19

21:41:09

16

00:07:50

1

00:09:43

1

Vancouver

19:12:41

23

19:14:34

23

21:41:07

20

00:07:48

4

00:09:41

4

Victoria

19:12:41

24

19:14:34

24

21:41:07

21

00:07:47

4

00:09:40

4

Manitoba

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Churchill

19:12:35

13

19:14:28

13

21:41:04

2

--

-

--

-

Winnipeg

19:12:33

22

19:14:26

22

21:40:59

9

--

-

--

-

New Brunswick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fredericton

19:12:20

15

19:14:13

15

--

-

--

-

--

-

Newfoundland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saint John's

19:12:17

7

19:14:10

6

--

-

--

-

--

-

Northwest Terr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inuvik

19:12:44

4

19:14:37

4

21:41:16

4

--

-

--

-

Yellowknife

19:12:41

11

19:14:34

11

21:41:10

6

--

-

--

-

Nova Scotia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halifax

19:12:18

14

19:14:11

14

--

-

--

-

--

-

Iqaluit

19:12:30

3

19:14:23

3

--

-

--

-

--

-

Ontario

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hamilton

19:12:23

23

19:14:16

23

21:40:52

3

--

-

--

-

London

19:12:24

24

19:14:17

24

21:40:52

4

--

-

--

-

Ottawa

19:12:23

20

19:14:16

19

21:40:53

0

--

-

--

-

Sault St. Marie

19:12:27

22

19:14:20

22

21:40:55

4

--

-

--

-

Thunder Bay

19:12:29

22

19:14:22

22

21:40:57

6

--

-

--

-

Toronto

19:12:23

23

19:14:16

22

21:40:52

2

--

-

--

-

Windsor

19:12:24

25

19:14:17

25

21:40:52

5

--

-

--

-

Prince Edward Is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charlottetown

19:12:19

13

19:14:12

13

--

-

--

-

--

-

Quebec

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montreal

19:12:22

19

19:14:15

18

--

-

--

-

--

-

Quebec

19:12:22

17

19:14:15

16

--

-

--

-

--

-

Saskatchewan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regina

19:12:36

23

19:14:28

23

21:41:02

12

--

-

--

-

Saskatoon

19:12:37

21

19:14:30

21

21:41:03

12

--

-

--

-

Yukon Territory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whitehorse

19:12:45

10

19:14:38

11

21:41:15

12

00:07:57

2

00:09:50

2


Table 2B - Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean

Local Circumstances for Transit of Mercury of 2006 Nov 08

Location

External

Ingress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Internal Ingress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Greatest

Transit

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Internal Egress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

External Egress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico City

19:12:20

52

19:14:12

52

21:40:44

29

--

-

--

-

Costa Rica

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Jose

19:12:06

52

19:13:59

51

21:40:36

20

--

-

--

-

El Salvador

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Salvador

19:12:11

52

19:14:04

52

21:40:39

23

--

-

--

-

Guatemala

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guatemala

19:12:12

52

19:14:05

52

21:40:40

24

--

-

--

-

Honduras

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tegucigalpa

19:12:10

51

19:14:03

50

21:40:38

21

--

-

--

-

Nicaragua

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Managua

19:12:09

51

19:14:01

51

21:40:37

21

--

-

--

-

Panama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panama City

19:12:03

49

19:13:56

48

21:40:35

16

--

-

--

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bahamas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nassau

19:12:12

36

19:14:05

36

21:40:41

8

--

-

--

-

Barbados

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bridgetown

19:11:56

30

19:13:49

30

--

-

--

-

--

-

Cuba

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Havana

19:12:13

41

19:14:06

40

21:40:41

13

--

-

--

-

Jamaica

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kingston

19:12:07

41

19:14:00

41

21:40:38

11

--

-

--

-

Puerto Rico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Juan

19:12:02

33

19:13:55

32

21:40:37

1

--

-

--

-


Table 2C - United States

Local Circumstances for Transit of Mercury of 2006 Nov 08

Location

External

Ingress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Internal Ingress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Greatest

Transit

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Internal Egress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

External Egress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Alabama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birmingham

19:12:21

34

19:14:14

34

21:40:48

12

--

-

--

-

Alaska

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anchorage

19:12:48

7

19:14:41

7

21:41:19

12

00:08:01

7

00:09:54

7

Arizona

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phoenix

19:12:32

40

19:14:25

40

21:40:56

29

00:07:37

4

00:09:30

3

Arkansas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Rock

19:12:24

35

19:14:17

35

21:40:50

15

--

-

--

-

California

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles

19:12:35

39

19:14:28

39

21:40:59

31

00:07:39

8

00:09:32

8

San Francisco

19:12:38

35

19:14:31

35

21:41:02

30

00:07:42

9

00:09:35

9

Colorado

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denver

19:12:32

33

19:14:25

33

21:40:56

20

--

-

--

-

DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington

19:12:20

25

19:14:13

25

21:40:49

3

--

-

--

-

Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miami

19:12:14

37

19:14:06

37

21:40:42

11

--

-

--

-

Georgia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlanta

19:12:20

33

19:14:13

33

21:40:47

10

--

-

--

-

Hawaii

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honolulu

19:12:44

31

19:14:36

32

21:41:15

51

00:07:54

43

00:09:47

43

Idaho

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boise

19:12:38

30

19:14:30

30

21:41:02

22

00:07:43

2

00:09:36

2

Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago

19:12:26

27

19:14:19

27

21:40:53

8

--

-

--

-

Indiana

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indianapolis

19:12:24

29

19:14:17

28

21:40:51

9

--

-

--

-

Iowa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Des Moines

19:12:28

29

19:14:21

29

21:40:54

12

--

-

--

-

Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Topeka

19:12:28

32

19:14:21

32

21:40:53

15

--

-

--

-

Kentucky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louisville

19:12:23

30

19:14:16

30

21:40:50

9

--

-

--

-

Louisiana

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Orleans

19:12:21

39

19:14:14

39

21:40:47

16

--

-

--

-

Maryland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baltimore

19:12:20

25

19:14:13

25

21:40:49

2

--

-

--

-

Massachusetts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston

19:12:19

20

19:14:12

20

--

-

--

-

--

-

Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detroit

19:12:24

25

19:14:17

25

21:40:52

5

--

-

--

-

Minnesota

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minneapolis

19:12:29

26

19:14:22

26

21:40:56

10

--

-

--

-

Missouri

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas City

19:12:27

32

19:14:20

32

21:40:53

14

--

-

--

-

Nebraska

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Omaha

19:12:29

30

19:14:22

30

21:40:54

14

--

-

--

-

New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York

19:12:20

23

19:14:13

22

21:40:50

0

--

-

--

-

North Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raleigh

19:12:19

29

19:14:12

28

21:40:47

5

--

-

--

-

Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cleveland

19:12:23

25

19:14:16

25

21:40:51

5

--

-

--

-

Oklahoma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oklahoma City

19:12:27

36

19:14:20

36

21:40:52

18

--

-

--

-

Oregon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portland

19:12:40

27

19:14:33

27

21:41:05

23

00:07:45

5

00:09:38

5

Pennsylvania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philadelphia

19:12:20

24

19:14:13

23

21:40:49

1

--

-

--

-

Tennessee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memphis

19:12:23

34

19:14:16

34

21:40:49

14

--

-

--

-

Texas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dallas

19:12:25

38

19:14:18

38

21:40:50

20

--

-

--

-

Houston

19:12:23

41

19:14:16

41

21:40:48

20

--

-

--

-

Utah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salt Lake City

19:12:35

33

19:14:28

33

21:40:59

23

00:07:41

1

00:09:34

0

Virginia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richmond

19:12:19

27

19:14:12

26

21:40:48

4

--

-

--

-

Washington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seattle

19:12:41

25

19:14:34

25

21:41:06

21

00:07:46

4

00:09:39

4

Wisconsin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Milwaukee

19:12:26

26

19:14:19

26

21:40:53

8

--

-

--

-


Table 2D - South America

Local Circumstances for Transit of Mercury of 2006 Nov 08

Location

External

Ingress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Internal Ingress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Greatest

Transit

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Internal Egress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

External Egress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Argentina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buenos Aires

19:11:30

39

19:13:23

39

21:40:26

9

--

-

--

-

Bolivia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

La Paz

19:11:42

48

19:13:35

48

21:40:26

13

--

-

--

-

Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rio de Janeiro

19:11:29

26

19:13:22

25

--

-

--

-

--

-

Chile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santiago

19:11:36

49

19:13:28

49

21:40:26

19

--

-

--

-

Colombia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bogota

19:11:57

47

19:13:50

46

21:40:32

13

--

-

--

-

Ecuador

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quito

19:11:57

53

19:13:50

53

21:40:31

19

--

-

--

-

Paraguay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asuncion

19:11:34

39

19:13:26

39

21:40:26

6

--

-

--

-

Peru

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lima

19:11:49

56

19:13:42

55

21:40:28

20

--

-

--

-

Uruguay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montevideo

19:11:29

37

19:13:22

37

21:40:26

7

--

-

--

-

Venezuela

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caracas

19:11:58

38

19:13:50

37

21:40:33

4

--

-

--

-


Table 2E - Asia, Australia, and New Zealand

Local Circumstances for Transit of Mercury of 2006 Nov 08

Location

External

Ingress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Internal Ingress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Greatest

Transit

h m s

Sun Alt

°

Internal Egress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

External Egress

h m s

Sun Alt

°

China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beijing

--

-

--

-

--

-

00:08:45

12

00:10:38

12

Hong Kong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Victoria

--

-

--

-

--

-

00:08:53

20

00:10:45

20

Indonesia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jakarta

--

-

--

-

--

-

00:08:59

24

00:10:51

24

Japan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tokyo

--

-

--

-

21:41:41

5

00:08:36

28

00:10:29

29

Philippines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manila

--

-

--

-

--

-

00:08:51

29

00:10:44

30

Singapore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore

--

-

--

-

--

-

00:09:00

19

00:10:52

19

Taiwan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T'aipei

--

-

--

-

--

-

00:08:49

24

00:10:42

25

Thailand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bangkok

--

-

--

-

--

-

00:08:59

12

00:10:52

12

Vietnam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ho Chi Minh

--

-

--

-

--

-

00:08:58

18

00:10:51

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adelaide

--

-

--

-

21:41:21

24

00:08:38

54

00:10:31

54

Alice Springs

--

-

--

-

21:41:28

19

00:08:43

52

00:10:36

52

Brisbane

19:12:14

3

19:14:07

4

21:41:22

36

00:08:31

68

00:10:23

68

Canberra

19:12:07

3

19:14:00

3

21:41:19

33

00:08:32

61

00:10:24

62

Darwin

--

-

--

-

21:41:34

13

00:08:47

48

00:10:39

49

Hobart

19:12:01

4

19:13:53

4

21:41:15

31

00:08:31

55

00:10:24

56

Melbourne

19:12:04

0

19:13:57

1

21:41:19

29

00:08:34

57

00:10:26

57

Perth

--

-

--

-

21:41:25

5

00:08:50

36

00:10:42

36

Sydney

19:12:08

4

19:14:01

4

21:41:19

34

00:08:31

63

00:10:23

64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Zealand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auckland

19:12:09

23

19:14:01

24

21:41:10

53

00:08:15

70

00:10:08

70

All times are in Universal Time (UT)

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