May 6, 1957 at 9:15 am
Nearest Sun's center in Shanghai
| Global Event: | Mercury Transit |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Mercury Transit, in Shanghai |
| Began: | Mon, May 6, 1957 at 8:15 am |
| Midpoint: | Mon, May 6, 1957 at 9:15 am |
| Ended: | Mon, May 6, 1957 at 10:16 am |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 1 minute |
All times shown on this page are local time. | |
May 6, 1957 — Mercury Transit — Shanghai
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Shanghai. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CST) for Shanghai.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:15 am Mon, May 6 | Partial Transit begins Mercury touches the Sun's edge. |  93° | 39.1° | |
| 8:28 am Mon, May 6 | Full Transit begins Mercury is fully within the Sun's edge. Watch out for the black drop effect, an optical illusion seemingly connecting Mercury's disc to the Sun's edge. | 95° | 41.8° | |
| 9:15 am Mon, May 6 | Nearest Sun's center Mercury is closest to the center of the Sun as seen from Shanghai. | 103° | 51.9° | |
| 10:03 am Mon, May 6 | Full Transit ends Mercury is starting to leave the Sun's edge. The black drop effect may again be visible. | 115° | 61.5° | |
| 10:16 am Mon, May 6 | Partial Transit ends Mercury leaves the Sun's edge and concludes the transit. | 119° | 63.9° |
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The animation shows what the 1957 Mercury Transit approximately looked like from Shanghai. The curvature of the planet's path is due to the Earth's rotation.
Cloud Coverage (May 6)
In the past, this day was cloudy 63% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Shanghai
| Eclipse Visibility From Shanghai | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1950 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 23, 1951 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 15, 1951 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 11, 1952 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 6, 1952 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 30, 1953 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 14, 1953 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 26, 1953 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 8, 1955 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 5–6, 1955 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 20, 1955 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 29–30, 1955 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 14, 1955 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| May 24–25, 1956 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 18, 1956 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 30, 1957 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| May 6, 1957 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | |
| May 14, 1957 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 7–8, 1957 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 19, 1958 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| May 3, 1958 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 27–28, 1958 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 25, 1959 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
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