Transit of Venus

:This article is about the astronomical phenomenon. For other meanings, see Transit of Venus (disambiguation).

Grazing Transits of Venus

Sometimes Venus only grazes the Sun during a transit. In this case it is possible that in some areas of the Earth a full transit can be seen while in other regions there is only a partial transit (no second or fourth contact). The last transit of this type was on December 6th, 1631, while the next such transit will occur on December 13th, 2611.

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It is also possible that a transit of Venus can seen in some parts of the world as a partial transit, while in others Venus misses the Sun. Such a transit last occurred on November 19th, 541BC, and the next transit of this type will occur on December 14th, 2854.

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