Was this transit visible in Columbus?
Where the Transit Was Seen
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Where the 1986 Mercury Transit Was Seen
Regions seeing at least some parts of the transit: South/East Europe, Asia, Australia, Much of Africa, West in North America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.
Was this transit visible in Columbus?
Who Could See the Transit
When the 1986 Mercury Transit Happened Worldwide — Timeline
Planet transits are normally visible from all locations where the Sun is up. However, because of different viewing angles, the start and end times can vary by a few minutes. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the transit is visible.
Eclipse Stages Worldwide | UTC Time | Local Time in Columbus* |
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First location that saw the partial transit begin | Nov 13 at 01:42:09 | Nov 12 at 8:42:09 pm |
Geocentric** partial transit began (ingress, exterior contact) | Nov 13 at 01:42:57 | Nov 12 at 8:42:57 pm |
First location that saw the full transit begin | Nov 13 at 01:44:04 | Nov 12 at 8:44:04 pm |
Geocentric** full transit began (ingress, interior contact) | Nov 13 at 01:44:52 | Nov 12 at 8:44:52 pm |
Mercury was closest to the Sun's center | Nov 13 at 04:07:02 | Nov 12 at 11:07:02 pm |
Geocentric** full transit ended (egress, interior contact) | Nov 13 at 06:29:16 | Nov 13 at 1:29:16 am |
Last location that saw full transit end | Nov 13 at 06:30:03 | Nov 13 at 1:30:03 am |
Geocentric** transit ended (egress, exterior contact) | Nov 13 at 06:31:11 | Nov 13 at 1:31:11 am |
Last location that saw partial transit end | Nov 13 at 06:31:58 | Nov 13 at 1:31:58 am |
* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. This transit isn't visible in Columbus.
** The geocentric times refer to a theoretical situation where the transit is viewed from the Earth's center. They are used to provide an approximately average time schedule for astronomical events. Because of varying perspectives, observers on the Earth's surface will experience the transit at slightly different times depending on their location.
Geocentric duration of this Mercury Transit is 4 hours, 48 minutes, 14 seconds.
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