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The dates advance by about two days per 243-year cycle. The periodicity is a reflection of the fact that the orbital periods of Earth and Venus are close to 8:13 and 243:395 commensurabilities. The last pairs of transits occurred on 8 June 2004 and 5–6 June 2012. The next pair of transits will occur on 10–11 December 2117 and 8 December 2125.
Consequently, Venus transits above Earth only occur when an inferior conjunction takes place during some days of June or December, the time where the orbits of Venus and Earth cross a straight line with the Sun. [185] This results in Venus transiting above Earth in a sequence of currently 8 years, 105.5 years, 8 years and 121.5 years, forming ...
The lunar occultation of Venus on this date was the second lunar occultation of the Venus in the same year. [13] 2020 Venus was eclipsed by the Moon at 19 June 2020 from 9:44:15 - 10:46:12 PM (UTC+2). [14] [15] 2021 In the year 2021, Venus was occultated on 8 November. [16] The occultation was observed from the Eastern part of Asia. [17] 2023
The 1874 transit of Venus, which took place on 9 December 1874 (01:49 to 06:26 UTC), was the first of the pair of transits of Venus that took place in the 19th century, with the second transit occurring eight years later in 1882. The previous pair of transits had taken place in 1761 and 1769, and the next pair would not take place until 2004 ...
Your luckiest day of the year is March 11, 2024, when the new moon in Pisces aligns with Venus for a relaxed, renewing energy. You're getting a chance to seek closure with a person or situation ...
On August 23, 2023, Venus retrograde and Mercury retrograde will join forces for a wild and crazy finale to summer. As you look at your calendar to lock in your last-minute summer plans, there are ...
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in January 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
Missy Elliott’s “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” took nearly 14 minutes to get transmitted to space in a first for hip-hop.