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On 2004 June 08 Venus will transit across the disk of the Sun. This rare event will be visible from many locations around the world. Table 1a presents the topocentric contact times (Universal Time) and corresponding altitudes of the Sun for 125 cities (international). For locations in the USA, see table 1b.
Table 1a delta T = 65.0 s ------------------- T r a n s i t C o n t a c t s ------------------- Location Name External Sun Internal Sun Greatest Sun Internal Sun External Sun Ingress Alt Ingress Alt Transit Alt Egress Alt Egress Alt h m s ° h m s ° h m s ° h m s ° h m s ° Asuncion -- - -- - -- - 11:13:12 8 11:32:30 11 Addis Abeba 05:18:54 30 05:38:03 34 08:22:35 70 11:06:02 62 11:24:55 58 Adelaide 05:08:05 23 05:26:47 21 -- - -- - -- - Algiers 05:20:28 9 05:40:15 12 08:23:52 44 11:05:35 74 11:24:54 75 Al-Kuwayt 05:18:40 43 05:37:56 47 08:21:00 81 11:03:28 59 11:22:35 55 'Amman 05:19:28 33 05:38:52 37 08:21:59 71 11:04:05 68 11:23:14 64 Amsterdam 05:19:49 15 05:39:40 18 08:22:27 42 11:03:48 60 11:23:18 60 Athens 05:19:58 24 05:39:33 28 08:22:36 60 11:04:19 73 11:23:34 70 Baghdad 05:18:56 40 05:38:16 44 08:21:11 76 11:03:23 61 11:22:33 57 Baku 05:18:33 44 05:37:55 48 08:20:26 72 11:02:29 55 11:21:45 52 Bangkok 05:13:07 81 05:31:57 80 08:15:51 47 11:01:23 9 11:20:36 5 Barcelona 05:20:21 10 05:40:10 13 08:23:32 43 11:05:06 69 11:24:29 71 Beijing 05:13:12 69 05:32:23 66 08:15:02 37 10:59:24 6 11:19:00 3 Beirut 05:19:29 33 05:38:54 37 08:21:56 70 11:03:57 68 11:23:07 64 Beograd 05:19:53 23 05:39:33 27 08:22:21 55 11:03:50 67 11:23:11 66 Berlin 05:19:42 20 05:39:29 23 08:22:06 47 11:03:27 60 11:22:55 60 Bern 05:20:04 15 05:39:53 18 08:22:51 46 11:04:16 65 11:23:41 66 Birmingham 05:19:50 11 05:39:45 14 08:22:39 39 11:04:02 58 11:23:34 59 Blacktown 05:07:23 17 05:26:10 14 -- - -- - -- - Bogota -- - -- - -- - 11:10:18 5 11:30:02 10 Bombay 05:16:15 64 05:35:13 68 08:18:39 73 11:02:33 35 11:21:38 31 Brisbane 05:07:13 20 05:26:02 17 -- - -- - -- - Brussels 05:19:55 14 05:39:46 17 08:22:37 43 11:03:59 61 11:23:28 62 Bucharest 05:19:43 27 05:39:19 31 08:22:02 58 11:03:34 66 11:22:54 64 Budapest 05:19:49 23 05:39:31 26 08:22:14 53 11:03:39 65 11:23:03 64 Buenos Aires -- - -- - -- - 11:13:36 2 11:32:50 6 Cairo 05:19:44 29 05:39:09 33 08:22:29 68 11:04:35 73 11:23:43 69 Calcutta 05:14:49 78 05:33:46 83 08:17:00 60 11:01:20 23 11:20:32 18 Caracas -- - -- - -- - 11:09:53 14 11:29:35 18 Casablanca -- - 05:40:25 3 08:24:31 36 11:06:26 69 11:25:47 72 Colombo 05:15:01 64 05:33:50 68 08:18:04 61 11:03:07 25 11:22:07 21 Copenhagen 05:19:32 20 05:39:21 23 08:21:51 45 11:03:10 57 11:22:42 57 Dacca 05:14:39 80 05:33:37 84 08:16:48 58 11:01:09 21 11:20:23 17 Dakar -- - -- - 08:25:59 23 11:09:05 61 11:28:18 65 Damascus 05:19:26 34 05:38:51 38 08:21:53 71 11:03:55 68 11:23:05 64 Dar-es-Salaam 05:18:06 23 05:37:07 28 08:22:51 57 11:07:30 51 11:26:16 48 Delhi 05:16:09 68 05:35:13 72 08:18:05 69 11:01:34 34 11:20:46 30 Dublin 05:19:46 9 05:39:43 12 08:22:41 36 11:04:05 56 11:23:39 57 Glasgow 05:19:38 11 05:39:34 14 08:22:22 36 11:03:44 54 11:23:19 56 Gorki 05:18:32 37 05:38:08 40 08:20:12 56 11:01:46 50 11:21:15 48
Table 1a delta T = 65.0 s ------------------- T r a n s i t C o n t a c t s ------------------- Location Name External Sun Internal Sun Greatest Sun Internal Sun External Sun Ingress Alt Ingress Alt Transit Alt Egress Alt Egress Alt h m s ° h m s ° h m s ° h m s ° h m s ° Guangzhou (Canton) 05:12:22 79 05:31:19 75 08:14:48 38 11:00:15 2 -- - Hamburg 05:19:42 18 05:39:31 21 08:22:09 45 11:03:29 59 11:22:59 59 Harare 05:17:53 11 05:36:55 15 08:23:43 44 11:09:08 45 11:27:51 43 Havana -- - -- - -- - 11:07:47 4 11:27:45 9 Helsinki 05:19:00 27 05:38:45 30 08:20:57 47 11:02:19 52 11:21:52 51 Ho Chi Minh 05:12:19 77 05:31:08 75 08:15:18 40 11:01:22 2 -- - Istanbul 05:19:41 29 05:39:15 33 08:22:03 62 11:03:43 68 11:23:00 65 Jakarta 05:11:29 61 05:30:10 59 08:15:35 32 -- - -- - Jerevan 05:18:54 40 05:38:18 44 08:20:54 71 11:02:50 59 11:22:05 56 Jerusalem 05:19:30 33 05:38:54 37 08:22:04 71 11:04:09 69 11:23:18 65 Johannesburg 05:17:21 4 05:36:22 8 08:23:56 35 11:10:03 39 11:28:44 37 Kabul 05:17:02 60 05:36:12 64 08:18:49 73 11:01:40 41 11:20:55 37 Kampala 05:18:57 21 05:38:05 25 08:23:25 59 11:07:23 61 11:26:12 57 Karachi 05:17:00 59 05:36:04 64 08:19:11 79 11:02:29 42 11:21:36 38 Katowice 05:19:42 23 05:39:25 26 08:22:01 51 11:03:24 62 11:22:50 62 Khartoum 05:19:30 27 05:38:46 31 08:22:59 68 11:05:53 70 11:24:51 66 Kiev 05:19:19 30 05:38:57 34 08:21:21 57 11:02:50 60 11:22:14 58 Kingston -- - -- - -- - 11:08:39 7 11:28:31 12 Kinshasa 05:19:29 3 05:38:48 8 08:24:59 44 11:09:07 63 11:27:57 62 Kuala Lumpur 05:12:28 70 05:31:12 70 08:15:51 41 11:02:15 4 -- - Lagos -- - 05:39:48 1 08:25:32 39 11:08:53 71 11:27:52 73 La Paz -- - -- - -- - 11:12:26 3 11:31:55 7 Lima -- - -- - -- - -- - 11:31:24 1 Lisbon 05:20:24 1 05:40:19 4 08:24:08 35 11:05:53 65 11:25:18 68 London 05:19:54 12 05:39:47 15 08:22:42 40 11:04:05 59 11:23:36 61 Lusaka 05:18:13 10 05:37:17 14 08:23:58 44 11:09:09 49 11:27:52 47 Lyon 05:20:09 13 05:39:58 16 08:23:03 44 11:04:30 66 11:23:56 67 Madrid 05:20:23 5 05:40:15 9 08:23:50 39 11:05:28 67 11:24:52 70 Manchester 05:19:47 11 05:39:42 14 08:22:34 38 11:03:56 57 11:23:29 58 Manila 05:11:07 70 05:30:00 66 08:14:10 29 -- - -- - Marseille 05:20:15 12 05:40:03 16 08:23:15 45 11:04:45 69 11:24:08 69 Melbourne 05:07:45 18 05:26:29 15 -- - -- - -- - Milan 05:20:07 16 05:39:53 19 08:22:53 47 11:04:20 67 11:23:44 67 Minsk 05:19:16 29 05:38:58 31 08:21:17 53 11:02:41 57 11:22:09 56 Montevideo -- - -- - -- - 11:13:38 4 11:32:51 7 Montreal -- - -- - -- - 11:05:18 18 11:25:18 22 Moscow 05:18:50 34 05:38:28 37 08:20:36 55 11:02:06 53 11:21:34 51 Nairobi 05:18:35 24 05:37:40 28 08:23:01 61 11:07:10 56 11:25:59 53 Novosibirsk 05:16:21 55 05:35:47 56 08:17:41 52 11:00:08 31 11:19:41 28 Omsk 05:16:58 52 05:36:24 54 08:18:19 55 11:00:31 36 11:20:01 34
Table 1a delta T = 65.0 s ------------------- T r a n s i t C o n t a c t s ------------------- Location Name External Sun Internal Sun Greatest Sun Internal Sun External Sun Ingress Alt Ingress Alt Transit Alt Egress Alt Egress Alt h m s ° h m s ° h m s ° h m s ° h m s ° Osaka 05:11:24 58 05:30:36 55 08:13:52 21 -- - -- - Oslo 05:19:17 20 05:39:08 23 08:21:32 42 11:02:51 53 11:22:26 53 Ottawa -- - -- - -- - 11:05:15 17 11:25:16 20 Panama City -- - -- - -- - 11:09:35 2 11:29:25 6 Paramaribo -- - -- - -- - 11:10:38 23 11:30:10 28 Paris 05:20:01 12 05:39:53 15 08:22:52 42 11:04:16 63 11:23:45 64 Perth 05:09:48 34 05:28:25 32 08:16:03 11 -- - -- - Port Moresby 05:07:49 36 05:26:40 32 -- - -- - -- - Praha 05:19:49 20 05:39:34 23 08:22:16 49 11:03:38 63 11:23:04 62 P'yongyang 05:12:26 64 05:31:39 61 08:14:30 30 -- - -- - Quebec -- - -- - -- - 11:05:12 20 11:25:11 23 Quito -- - -- - -- - -- - 11:30:22 4 Reykjavik 05:18:51 8 05:38:55 10 08:21:40 26 11:03:11 43 11:22:57 44 Rio de Janeiro -- - -- - -- - 11:13:06 20 11:32:16 23 Riyadh 05:18:42 41 05:37:56 46 08:21:17 83 11:03:58 60 11:23:01 56 Rome 05:20:11 17 05:39:55 21 08:23:01 51 11:04:33 71 11:23:53 71 St. Petersburg 05:18:52 30 05:38:36 32 08:20:44 49 11:02:07 51 11:21:40 50 San Jose -- - -- - -- - -- - 11:29:09 2 San Juan -- - -- - -- - 11:08:57 17 11:28:43 22 Santa Cruz Tenerife -- - -- - 08:25:07 28 11:07:24 63 11:26:46 67 Santo Domingo -- - -- - -- - 11:08:51 14 11:28:39 18 Sao Paulo -- - -- - -- - 11:13:09 17 11:32:21 20 Seoul 05:12:14 64 05:31:26 60 08:14:22 29 -- - -- - Shanghai 05:12:11 71 05:31:16 67 08:14:26 32 -- - -- - Shenyang (Mukden) 05:12:49 64 05:32:03 61 08:14:44 32 10:59:13 2 -- - Singapore 05:12:09 68 05:30:52 67 08:15:41 39 11:02:20 1 -- - Sofia 05:19:52 25 05:39:29 29 08:22:19 58 11:03:53 69 11:23:12 67 Stockholm 05:19:12 24 05:39:00 26 08:21:19 45 11:02:38 53 11:22:11 53 Stuttgart 05:19:58 17 05:39:46 20 08:22:37 46 11:04:00 64 11:23:26 64 Suva 05:06:29 6 05:25:36 2 -- - -- - -- - Svalbard 05:17:41 24 05:37:35 25 08:19:37 33 11:01:15 35 11:21:02 35 Sydney 05:07:22 17 05:26:09 14 -- - -- - -- - T'aipei 05:11:45 72 05:30:45 68 08:14:16 31 -- - -- - Taskent 05:17:08 58 05:36:24 61 08:18:43 68 11:01:16 41 11:20:36 37 Tehran 05:18:27 46 05:37:45 50 08:20:28 77 11:02:44 55 11:21:56 51 Tel Aviv 05:19:32 32 05:38:56 36 08:22:05 70 11:04:09 69 11:23:18 65 Tianjin 05:13:05 69 05:32:16 66 08:14:58 36 10:59:24 5 11:19:00 2 Tokyo 05:11:14 55 05:30:28 51 08:13:46 18 -- - -- - Toronto -- - -- - -- - 11:05:21 14 11:25:23 17 Ulaanbaatar 05:14:25 65 05:33:43 64 08:15:57 43 10:59:27 16 11:19:03 12 Victoria 05:12:14 78 05:31:11 74 08:14:44 37 11:00:16 0 -- - Vienna 05:19:51 21 05:39:35 24 08:22:19 51 11:03:43 65 11:23:08 64 Volgograd 05:18:45 39 05:38:15 43 08:20:31 63 11:02:13 55 11:21:36 52 Willemstad, Curacao -- - -- - -- - 11:09:38 13 11:29:23 17 Winnipeg -- - -- - -- - 11:03:56 5 11:24:05 8 Xi'an 05:13:27 77 05:32:33 74 08:15:21 43 10:59:47 10 11:19:17 6
Transit Predictions & Webmaster: Fred Espenak Email: espenak@gsfc.nasa.gov Planteary Systems Laboratory - Code 693
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Last revised: 2002 Jun 17 - F. Espenak