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November 9, 2131 — Mercury Transit — Sofia, Bulgaria

Nov 9, 2131 at 5:06 pm
Nearest Sun's center in Sofia
Global Event: Mercury Transit
Local Type: Mercury Transit, in Sofia
Begins: Fri, Nov 9, 2131 at 5:06 pm
Midpoint: Fri, Nov 9, 2131 at 5:06 pm
Ends: Fri, Nov 9, 2131 at 5:23 pm
Duration: 17 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

November 9, 2131 — Mercury Transit — Sofia

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Sofia. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (EET) for Sofia.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:06 pm Fri, Nov 9
Nearest Sun's center Mercury is closest to the center of the Sun as seen from Sofia.
Since the Sun is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-southwest for the best view of the transit.
Map direction West-southwest 246°
0.3°
5:08 pm Fri, Nov 9
Transit ongoing during sunset Mercury Transit is already ongoing during sunset in Sofia.
Since the Sun is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-southwest for the best view of the transit.
Map direction West-southwest 247°
0.1°
5:10 pm Fri, Nov 9RisingSunrise RisingMap direction West-southwest 247°
-0.2°
5:10 pm Fri, Nov 9Not directly visibleFull Transit begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 247°
-0.3°
5:23 pm Fri, Nov 9Not directly visiblePartial Transit begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 249°
-2.4°

The animation shows what the 2131 Mercury Transit will approximately look like from Sofia. The curvature of the planet's path is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Sofia

Eclipse Visibility From SofiaVisibility Worldwide
Jul 21, 2130 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 30, 2130 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Jan 13, 2131 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 9, 2131 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Jan 2–3, 2132 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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