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A transit of Venus takes place when Venus passes directly between the Sun and the Earth (or any other superior planet), becoming visible against (and hence obscuring a small portion of) the solar disk. During a transit, Venus is visible as a small black circle moving across the face of the Sun. Transits of Venus reoccur periodically.
On 21 December 2012, the Cassini–Huygens probe, in orbit around Saturn, observed the planet Venus transiting the Sun. [3] On 3 June 2014, the Mars rover Curiosity observed the planet Mercury transiting the Sun, marking the first time a planetary transit has been observed from a celestial body besides Earth. [4]
Combined with Venus, a Mercury transit can indicate entertaining, or perhaps giving a talk or lecture. Mercury transits to natal sun and ascendent indicate a good time for making minor changes - buying, selling and exchanging things. Transiting Venus is at its peak for about two days, and usually indicates feelings of love. Sometimes the ...
The planet is said to be Cazimi, which is an ancient [clarification needed] astrological term meaning "in the heart" (of the Sun). For example, "Venus Cazimi" means Venus is in Conjunction with the Sun with an orb of less than ~0.28°. If a planet is moderately close to the Sun, the specific orb limit may depend on the particular planet.
When Mercury passes in front of the Sun, it is a transit of Mercury, and when Venus passes in front of the Sun, it is a transit of Venus. When the nearer object appears larger than the farther one, it will completely obscure its smaller companion; this is called an occultation. An example of an occultation is when the Moon passes between Earth ...
The most important point to remember with progressions is that the pattern of the natal chart always determines their value. [9] So, for example, if the sun and Mars are in a difficult aspect in the natal chart, a positive or easy aspect between progressed Mars and the natal sun will not produce the same expected benefit.
Elongation to Sun January 17, 2006 02:23:03 Mercury 7°53'south of Venus 6.5° West February 1, 2006 12:13:51 Mercury 1°57' north of Neptune 4.5° East February 14, 2006 15:40:57 Mercury 2' north of Uranus 14.1° East March 26, 2006 21:02:41 Venus 1°52' north of Neptune 46.5° West April 18, 2006 12:27:31 Venus 19' north of Uranus 45.0° West
Communication with any spacecraft in solar conjunction will be severely limited due to the Sun's interference on radio transmissions from the spacecraft. [ 1 ] The term can also refer to the passage of the line of sight to an interior planet ( Mercury or Venus ) or comet being very close to the solar disk.