The last Venus transit was in June 2004. But after 2012, the next one
will not occur until 2117! You will have wait until way past your
100th birthday to see the next one. Want to know why?
We have been very lucky to see two Venus transits only 8 years apart! To see even one Venus transit in a lifetime is lucky timing!
Since the invention of the telescope, Venus transits have occurred in:
We have been very lucky to see two Venus transits only 8 years apart! To see even one Venus transit in a lifetime is lucky timing!
Since the invention of the telescope, Venus transits have occurred in:
December 7, 1631
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December 4, 1639
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June 6, 1761
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June 3, 1769
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December 9, 1874
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December 6, 1882
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June 8, 2004
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June 5-6, 2012
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December 11, 2117
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