LIST OF THE MAIN TRANSITS

of the planets Mercury and Venus in front of the Sun

Transits of Mercury in front of the Sun

Date of the transit	Hour UTC of the mid-transit	Maximum semi-duration	Main areas of visibility
November 6, 1993	03h 56m	0h 53m	South-east Asia, Oceania
November 15, 1999	21h 41m	0h 30m	North America
May 7, 2003	07h 53m	2h 42m	Europe, North-west Asia
November 8, 2006	21h 41m	2h 30m	South America
May 9, 2016	14h 57m	3h 47m	Europe, North Africa
November 11, 2019	15h 19m	2h 45m	South America
November 13, 2032	8h 54m	2h 13m	Europe, North-West Asia
November 7, 2039	8h 46m	2h 39m	Europe, Africa, West Asia
May 7, 2049	14h 24m	3h 19m	Europe, South America

Transits of Venus in front of the Sun

Date of the transit	Hour UTC of the mid-transit	Maximum semi-duration	Main areas of visibility
December 6, 1882	17h 06m	3h 17m	Africa, South America
June 8, 2004	08h 20m	3h 13m	Europe, North-west Asia
June 6, 2012	01h 29m	3h 26m	Asia, Oceania
December 11, 2117	1h 35m	1h 37m	Australia, East Asia
December 8, 2125	14h 50m	1h 35m	South America, East of North America

The hours of beginning and end of the transits may be deduced from the tables above: just sustract or add to the hour of the maximum, the semi-duration of the transit. The links on the dates allow to have more detailed predictions of the events (written in French) and the maps of the areas of visibility for some transits. A more complete list of the transits is available, for Mercury and for Venus.

click here for a detailed explanation of what are the transits in front of the Sun