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  2. Transit of Venus - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian rock band Three Days Grace titled their fourth studio album Transit of Venus and announced the album title and release date on June 5, 2012, the date of the last transit of Venus. The album's first song, "Sign of the Times", references the transit in the lyric "Venus is passing by".

  3. Planetary transits and occultations - Wikipedia

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    The next time a mutual planetary transit or occultation will happen (as seen from Earth) will be on 22 November 2065 at about 12:43 UTC, when Venus near superior conjunction (with an angular diameter of 10.6") will transit in front of Jupiter (with an angular diameter of 30.9"); however, this will take place only 8° west of the Sun, and will therefore not be visible to the unaided/unprotected ...

  4. 1769 transit of Venus observed from Tahiti - Wikipedia

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    On the day of the transit, the sky was clear. Independent observations were made by James Cook, Green and Solander with their own telescopes. [1] Because of the rarity of the event, it was important to take accurate records. The next transit would not occur for more than a century, in 1874. [15] In his journal, Cook wrote:

  5. List of future astronomical events - Wikipedia

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    The Julian calendar (365.25 days) and Gregorian calendar (365.2425 days) will be one year apart. [168] The Julian day number (a measure used by astronomers) at Greenwich mean midnight (start of day) is 19 581 842.5 for both dates.

  6. Astronomical transit - Wikipedia

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    In astronomy, a transit (or astronomical transit) is the passage of a celestial body directly between a larger body and the observer. As viewed from a particular vantage point, the transiting body appears to move across the face of the larger body, covering a small portion of it.

  7. Astrological transit - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. 2004 transit of Venus - Wikipedia

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    A projection of the 2004 Transit of Venus as seen from Mumbai, India at 14:57:50 IST (09:27:50 UTC) clicked using a Sony Digital Mavica MVC-FD73 camera by Dhaval Mahidharia. A transit of Venus was observed from Earth on 8 June 2004.

  9. Category:Transit of Venus - Wikipedia

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    1639 transit of Venus; 1769 transit of Venus observed from Tahiti; 1874 transit of Venus; 1874 Transit of Venus Expedition to Campbell Island; 1874 Transit of Venus Expedition to Hawaii; 1882 transit of Venus; 2004 transit of Venus; 2012 transit of Venus