Transit of Venus - Wikipedia
13 Jan 2026 at 10:00pm
A transit of Venus takes place when Venus passes directly between the Sun and the Earth (or any other superior planet), becoming visible against (and hence obscuring a small portion of) the solar disk.
NASA - Catalog of Transits of Venus
12 Jan 2026 at 4:14am
In the case of Venus, there are on average two transits every one and a quarter centuries. A transit of Venus occurs only if the planet is in inferior conjunction with the Sun (between Earth and Sun) and is also crossing the through Earth's orbital plane (the Ecliptic).
Transit of Venus - Definition & Detailed Explanation - Astronomical ...
14 Jan 2026 at 11:36am
This phenomenon occurs when Venus is in inferior conjunction with the Sun, meaning it is positioned between the Earth and the Sun. The Transit of Venus is one of the rarest predictable astronomical events, with pairs of transits occurring eight years apart, followed by over a century of no transits.
Transits of Venus Explained - Sky & Telescope
12 Jan 2026 at 4:36am
This article explains why transits of Venus are so rare that the transit coming up on June 5th/6th will be the last one you'll ever see, why the cycle has such an odd pattern, and why the current cycle won't last forever.
Transits of Venus - The Royal Astronomical Society
12 Jan 2026 at 10:44pm
A 'Transit of Venus' happens when Venus is seen in silhouette against the bright face of the Sun. Although Venus, the Earth and the Sun roughly line up every 584 days, the alignment is not usually precise.
Transit of Venus: Why Is It Important? | Exploratorium
11 Jan 2026 at 9:34pm
Transits of Venus have long been useful to scientific research. In the 1700s, they helped us determine our distance to the Sun and gave us the first clue that Venus might have an atmosphere.
What is the Transit of Venus? - Library of Congress
31 Oct 2025 at 8:57pm
A beautiful drawing of the transit of Venus of 1761, by Nicholas Ypey. Although the coronal detail on the sun is not actually observable, the path of the transit is accurately depicted.
The Transit of Venus - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
13 Jan 2026 at 12:10am
A transit of Venus occurs when the planet's body passes in front of the Sun from our viewpoint on Earth. Only Venus and Mercury can behave in such a way. They are inferior planets, meaning their orbits lie within ours, and are the only planets that can pass between Earth and the Sun.
Transits of Venus : Introduction
30 Dec 2025 at 2:02pm
The Transit of Venus is a rare astronomical phenomenon in which the planet Venus passes across the face of the Sun. First observed by two English astronomers in 1639, it occurred only four more times before the current pair in 2004 and 2012.
ESA Science & Technology - Venus Transits
12 Jan 2026 at 4:00am
When Venus passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, this event is called a transit of Venus. Venus orbits the Sun at a smaller distance than does the Earth, so one might expect that Venus transits would occur often.
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13 Jan 2026 at 10:00pm
A transit of Venus takes place when Venus passes directly between the Sun and the Earth (or any other superior planet), becoming visible against (and hence obscuring a small portion of) the solar disk.
NASA - Catalog of Transits of Venus
12 Jan 2026 at 4:14am
In the case of Venus, there are on average two transits every one and a quarter centuries. A transit of Venus occurs only if the planet is in inferior conjunction with the Sun (between Earth and Sun) and is also crossing the through Earth's orbital plane (the Ecliptic).
Transit of Venus - Definition & Detailed Explanation - Astronomical ...
14 Jan 2026 at 11:36am
This phenomenon occurs when Venus is in inferior conjunction with the Sun, meaning it is positioned between the Earth and the Sun. The Transit of Venus is one of the rarest predictable astronomical events, with pairs of transits occurring eight years apart, followed by over a century of no transits.
Transits of Venus Explained - Sky & Telescope
12 Jan 2026 at 4:36am
This article explains why transits of Venus are so rare that the transit coming up on June 5th/6th will be the last one you'll ever see, why the cycle has such an odd pattern, and why the current cycle won't last forever.
Transits of Venus - The Royal Astronomical Society
12 Jan 2026 at 10:44pm
A 'Transit of Venus' happens when Venus is seen in silhouette against the bright face of the Sun. Although Venus, the Earth and the Sun roughly line up every 584 days, the alignment is not usually precise.
Transit of Venus: Why Is It Important? | Exploratorium
11 Jan 2026 at 9:34pm
Transits of Venus have long been useful to scientific research. In the 1700s, they helped us determine our distance to the Sun and gave us the first clue that Venus might have an atmosphere.
What is the Transit of Venus? - Library of Congress
31 Oct 2025 at 8:57pm
A beautiful drawing of the transit of Venus of 1761, by Nicholas Ypey. Although the coronal detail on the sun is not actually observable, the path of the transit is accurately depicted.
The Transit of Venus - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
13 Jan 2026 at 12:10am
A transit of Venus occurs when the planet's body passes in front of the Sun from our viewpoint on Earth. Only Venus and Mercury can behave in such a way. They are inferior planets, meaning their orbits lie within ours, and are the only planets that can pass between Earth and the Sun.
Transits of Venus : Introduction
30 Dec 2025 at 2:02pm
The Transit of Venus is a rare astronomical phenomenon in which the planet Venus passes across the face of the Sun. First observed by two English astronomers in 1639, it occurred only four more times before the current pair in 2004 and 2012.
ESA Science & Technology - Venus Transits
12 Jan 2026 at 4:00am
When Venus passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, this event is called a transit of Venus. Venus orbits the Sun at a smaller distance than does the Earth, so one might expect that Venus transits would occur often.
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
