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November 9, 2131 — Mercury Transit — Wunstorf, Lower Saxony, Germany

Nov 9, 2131 at 4:34 pm
Nearest Sun's center in Wunstorf
Global Event: Mercury Transit
Local Type: Mercury Transit, in Wunstorf
Begins: Fri, Nov 9, 2131 at 4:34 pm
Midpoint: Fri, Nov 9, 2131 at 4:34 pm
Ends: Fri, Nov 9, 2131 at 4:44 pm
Duration: 10 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

November 9, 2131 — Mercury Transit — Wunstorf

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Wunstorf. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (CET) for Wunstorf.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:34 pm Fri, Nov 9
Nearest Sun's center Mercury is closest to the center of the Sun as seen from Wunstorf.
Since the Sun is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-southwest for the best view of the transit.
Map direction West-southwest 241°
0.4°
4:36 pm Fri, Nov 9
Transit ongoing during sunset Mercury Transit is already ongoing during sunset in Wunstorf.
Since the Sun is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-southwest for the best view of the transit.
Map direction West-southwest 242°
0.1°
4:36 pm Fri, Nov 9
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.
Since the Sun is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-southwest for the best view of the transit.
Map direction West-southwest 242°
0.1°
4:39 pm Fri, Nov 9RisingSunrise RisingMap direction West-southwest 242°
-0.2°
4:44 pm Fri, Nov 9Not directly visiblePartial Transit begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 243°
-0.8°

The animation shows what the 2131 Mercury Transit will approximately look like from Wunstorf. The curvature of the planet's path is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Wunstorf

Eclipse Visibility From WunstorfVisibility Worldwide
Jan 24, 2130 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 20–21, 2130 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 30, 2130 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Jan 13, 2131 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 9, 2131 Mercury TransitMercury Transit

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