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The Transit of Venus across the Sun on June 5th, 2012. Photographs are from the summit of Eagle Hill in Steuben, Maine on a cloudy day. © by Ahti Launis, Lithuania, an Eagle Hill alumnus. |
A transit of venus occurs when Venus passes directly between the Sun and Earth. This alignment is rare, coming in pairs that are eight years apart but separated by over a century.
Dates of past transits of Venus
December 9, 1874
December 6, 1882
June 8, 2012
June 5, 2012
Dates of future transits of Venus
December 11th, 2117
December 8th, 2125
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