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Venus will pass across the disk of the Sun during a rare transit on 2004 June 08. This uncommon event will be visible from many locations including Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and eastern North and South America. The following table presents detailed predictions for a number of cities. First, the approximate times of sunrise and sunset (Sun's upper limb) are given in Universal Time for a given city. The starting (ingress) and ending (egress) times for each stage of the transit are provided along with the corresponding altitude of the Sun.
For locations in other parts of the world, see 2004 Transit of Venus.
------------------- T r a n s i t C o n t a c t s ------------------- Contact I Contact II Contact III Contact IV ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Location Name Sunrise Sunset External Sun Internal Sun Greatest Sun Internal Sun External Sun Ingress Alt Ingress Alt Transit Alt Egress Alt Egress Alt h m h m h m s ° h m s ° h m s ° h m s ° h m s ° Algeria Alger (Algiers) 04:28 19:05 05:20:28 9 05:40:15 12 08:23:52 44 11:05:35 74 11:24:54 75 Annaba (BIne) 04:10 18:46 05:20:25 12 05:40:09 16 08:23:38 48 11:05:20 75 11:24:37 76 Constantine 04:17 18:48 05:20:27 11 05:40:11 15 08:23:44 47 11:05:27 75 11:24:44 76 Wahran (Oran) 04:48 19:16 05:20:31 5 05:40:20 9 08:24:07 41 11:05:53 72 11:25:13 75
Angola Luanda 05:17 16:55 -- - 05:38:34 4 08:25:10 39 11:09:41 58 11:28:30 58
Benin Cotonou 05:36 18:03 -- - 05:39:49 0 08:25:36 38 11:08:58 71 11:27:57 73 Porto-Novo 05:35 18:02 -- - 05:39:49 1 08:25:35 39 11:08:56 71 11:27:55 73
Botswana Gaborone 04:58 15:33 05:17:35 4 05:36:37 7 08:24:07 35 11:10:05 41 11:28:47 39
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou 05:41 18:29 -- - -- - 08:25:35 37 11:08:34 73 11:27:38 76
Burundi Bujumbura 04:05 15:58 05:18:56 16 05:38:04 21 08:23:46 55 11:07:58 59 11:26:46 56
Cameroon Douala 05:11 17:30 05:20:03 2 05:39:30 6 08:25:13 44 11:08:43 71 11:27:39 71 Yaounde 05:00 17:26 05:20:01 3 05:39:26 8 08:25:06 45 11:08:37 71 11:27:32 71
Central African Republic Bangui 04:32 16:58 05:19:49 10 05:39:09 14 08:24:33 51 11:08:03 71 11:26:56 69
Chad Ndjamena 04:33 17:25 05:20:12 10 05:39:39 14 08:24:35 52 11:07:32 79 11:26:30 77
Dem. Rep. of Congo Brazzaville 05:00 16:56 05:19:29 3 05:38:48 8 08:24:59 44 11:09:07 63 11:27:57 62 Pointe-Noire 05:16 17:07 -- - 05:38:54 4 08:25:14 41 11:09:25 62 11:28:16 62
Congo Kananga 04:37 16:22 05:19:08 9 05:38:20 13 08:24:26 48 11:08:45 60 11:27:32 58 Kinshasa 05:03 16:53 05:19:29 3 05:38:48 8 08:24:59 44 11:09:07 63 11:27:57 62 Kisangani 04:17 16:20 05:19:18 14 05:38:31 18 08:24:06 54 11:08:01 64 11:26:51 61 Kolwezi 04:33 16:01 05:18:41 10 05:37:49 14 08:24:12 46 11:08:57 54 11:27:42 52 Lubumbashi 04:27 15:52 05:18:31 11 05:37:37 15 08:24:02 47 11:08:53 52 11:27:38 50 Mbuji-Mayi 04:32 16:17 05:19:03 10 05:38:15 14 08:24:20 49 11:08:40 59 11:27:28 57
Djibouti Djibouti 02:44 15:29 05:18:40 35 05:37:47 39 08:22:03 75 11:05:26 60 11:24:21 55
Egypt Alexandria 02:56 17:03 05:19:48 28 05:39:14 32 08:22:32 67 11:04:34 73 11:23:43 70 Al-Jizah 02:55 16:54 05:19:44 29 05:39:09 33 08:22:29 68 11:04:35 73 11:23:43 69 Al-Mahaiiah al-Ku* 02:53 16:56 05:19:44 29 05:39:10 33 08:22:26 68 11:04:30 72 11:23:39 69 Al-Mansurah 03:01 16:43 05:19:42 29 05:39:05 33 08:22:36 69 11:04:53 73 11:23:58 69 Asyut 03:01 16:47 05:19:44 28 05:39:08 33 08:22:37 69 11:04:52 73 11:23:57 69 Bahtim 02:54 16:54 05:19:44 29 05:39:09 33 08:22:28 68 11:04:34 73 11:23:42 69 Bur Said 02:47 16:52 05:19:40 30 05:39:06 34 08:22:20 69 11:04:24 71 11:23:32 68 Cairo 02:53 16:55 05:19:44 29 05:39:09 33 08:22:29 68 11:04:35 73 11:23:43 69 Shubra al-Khaymah 02:54 16:54 05:19:44 29 05:39:09 33 08:22:29 68 11:04:35 73 11:23:43 69 Suez 02:50 16:48 05:19:40 30 05:39:04 34 08:22:22 69 11:04:30 72 11:23:38 68 Tanta 02:54 16:56 05:19:44 29 05:39:10 33 08:22:28 68 11:04:32 73 11:23:40 69
Eritrea Asmera 02:47 16:00 05:19:05 32 05:38:17 37 08:22:22 74 11:05:25 65 11:24:22 61
Ethiopia Addis Abeba 02:59 15:50 05:18:54 30 05:38:03 34 08:22:35 70 11:06:02 62 11:24:55 58
Gabon Libreville 05:17 17:25 -- - 05:39:19 4 08:25:19 42 11:09:06 67 11:27:59 67
Gambia Banjul 06:40 19:31 -- - -- - 08:26:01 23 11:09:11 61 11:28:23 65
Ghana Accra 05:47 18:13 -- - -- - 08:25:45 36 11:09:12 69 11:28:12 71 Kumasi 05:49 18:22 -- - -- - 08:25:47 35 11:09:10 69 11:28:11 71
Guinea Conakry 06:35 19:13 -- - -- - 08:26:07 25 11:09:30 62 11:28:38 66
Guinea-Bissau Bissau 06:39 19:24 -- - -- - 08:26:04 24 11:09:19 61 11:28:30 65
Ivory Coast Abidjan 06:03 18:27 -- - -- - 08:25:57 32 11:09:27 66 11:28:28 69 Bouake 06:01 18:38 -- - -- - 08:25:55 32 11:09:15 67 11:28:19 70 Yamoussoukro 06:06 18:34 -- - -- - 08:25:57 32 11:09:22 67 11:28:25 70
Kenya Mombasa 03:24 15:17 05:18:14 25 05:37:16 29 08:22:46 60 11:07:12 53 11:25:59 49 Nairobi 03:25 15:39 05:18:35 24 05:37:40 28 08:23:01 61 11:07:10 56 11:25:59 53
Lesotho Maseru 05:01 15:17 05:17:05 2 05:36:06 6 08:23:55 32 11:10:19 36 11:29:01 34
Liberia Monrovia 06:28 18:56 -- - -- - 08:26:10 26 11:09:42 62 11:28:47 66
Libya Banghazi 03:33 17:44 05:20:12 20 05:39:46 24 08:23:13 59 11:05:07 79 11:24:18 76 Tripoli 03:59 18:14 05:20:24 15 05:40:02 19 08:23:37 53 11:05:27 80 11:24:41 79
------------------- T r a n s i t C o n t a c t s ------------------- Contact I Contact II Contact III Contact IV ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Location Name Sunrise Sunset External Sun Internal Sun Greatest Sun Internal Sun External Sun Ingress Alt Ingress Alt Transit Alt Egress Alt Egress Alt h m h m h m s ° h m s ° h m s ° h m s ° h m s ° Madagascar Antananarivo 03:20 14:18 05:16:43 23 05:35:34 27 08:22:07 48 11:07:58 36 11:26:41 33 Fianarantsoa 03:26 14:15 05:16:34 22 05:35:25 25 08:22:10 45 11:08:14 34 11:26:56 32
Malawi Blantyre 04:04 15:14 05:17:48 15 05:36:48 19 08:23:21 47 11:08:40 46 11:27:23 43 Lilongwe 04:06 15:23 05:18:00 15 05:37:02 19 08:23:28 48 11:08:36 48 11:27:19 45
Mali Bamako 06:04 18:58 -- - -- - 08:25:50 31 11:08:53 68 11:28:00 72
Mauritania Nouakchott 06:28 19:38 -- - -- - 08:25:46 26 11:08:38 63 11:27:52 67
Morocco Casablanca 05:20 19:39 -- - 05:40:25 3 08:24:31 36 11:06:26 69 11:25:47 72 Fes 05:09 19:28 05:20:32 1 05:40:24 5 08:24:24 38 11:06:16 71 11:25:36 74 Marrakech 05:24 19:38 -- - 05:40:26 2 08:24:41 35 11:06:41 69 11:26:01 73 Meknes 05:13 19:30 05:20:32 1 05:40:24 5 08:24:26 37 11:06:19 70 11:25:39 74 Oujda 04:55 19:17 05:20:32 4 05:40:22 8 08:24:14 41 11:06:03 72 11:25:22 75 Rabat 05:16 19:37 05:20:32 0 05:40:24 4 08:24:28 36 11:06:21 69 11:25:42 73 Sale 05:17 19:36 05:20:32 0 05:40:24 4 08:24:28 36 11:06:21 69 11:25:42 73 Tangier 05:06 19:38 05:20:30 2 05:40:22 5 08:24:17 37 11:06:06 69 11:25:28 72
Mozambique Beira 04:11 15:08 05:17:31 13 05:36:29 17 08:23:22 43 11:09:01 42 11:27:43 40 Maputo 04:32 15:05 05:17:09 8 05:36:07 12 08:23:32 37 11:09:42 37 11:28:23 36
Namibia Windhoek 05:22 16:20 -- - 05:37:15 1 08:24:50 32 11:10:32 44 11:29:16 44
Niger Niamey 05:22 18:19 -- - 05:40:07 3 08:25:21 41 11:08:14 76 11:27:17 79
Nigeria Abeokuta 05:31 18:00 -- - 05:39:50 2 08:25:31 40 11:08:49 72 11:27:48 74 Ibadan 05:30 18:00 -- - 05:39:50 2 08:25:30 40 11:08:48 72 11:27:47 74 Ilesha 05:25 17:56 -- - 05:39:49 3 08:25:25 41 11:08:41 73 11:27:40 74 Ilorin 05:24 17:58 -- - 05:39:52 3 08:25:24 41 11:08:36 74 11:27:36 75 Kano 05:02 17:48 05:20:22 4 05:39:54 8 08:25:02 46 11:07:59 78 11:27:00 79 Lagos 05:32 17:59 -- - 05:39:48 1 08:25:32 39 11:08:53 71 11:27:52 73 Ogbomosho 05:26 17:58 -- - 05:39:52 3 08:25:26 41 11:08:40 73 11:27:39 75 Oshogbo 05:25 17:57 -- - 05:39:50 3 08:25:26 41 11:08:41 73 11:27:40 75 Port Harcourt 05:20 17:41 -- - 05:39:37 4 08:25:22 42 11:08:50 71 11:27:46 72 Zaria 05:07 17:50 05:20:21 3 05:39:53 7 08:25:07 45 11:08:08 77 11:27:08 78
Qatar Doha 01:44 15:22 05:18:21 46 05:37:32 50 08:20:47 86 11:03:33 56 11:22:38 51
Rwanda Kigali 04:00 15:58 05:18:58 18 05:38:07 22 08:23:41 56 11:07:47 60 11:26:35 57
Senegal Dakar 06:40 19:38 -- - -- - 08:25:59 23 11:09:05 61 11:28:18 65
Sierra Leone Freetown 06:34 19:10 -- - -- - 08:26:09 25 11:09:35 62 11:28:43 65
Somalia Moqadisho 02:51 15:04 05:18:07 33 05:37:08 37 08:22:03 67 11:06:10 53 11:25:00 49
South Africa Bloemfontein 05:06 15:23 05:17:10 2 05:36:12 5 08:24:02 32 11:10:24 36 11:29:05 35 Cape Town 05:48 15:43 -- - -- - 08:24:29 24 11:11:13 33 11:29:55 32 Durban 04:48 15:02 05:16:53 5 05:35:52 8 08:23:38 33 11:10:07 34 11:28:48 33 East London 05:08 15:07 05:16:45 1 05:35:44 5 08:23:49 29 11:10:33 32 11:29:14 31 Johannesburg 04:52 15:22 05:17:21 4 05:36:22 8 08:23:56 35 11:10:03 39 11:28:44 37 Klerksdorp 04:59 15:26 05:17:21 3 05:36:23 7 08:24:02 34 11:10:12 38 11:28:53 37 Pieteraritzburg 04:51 15:05 05:16:57 5 05:35:56 8 08:23:41 33 11:10:09 35 11:28:49 33 Port Elizabeth 05:18 15:15 -- - 05:35:45 2 08:23:58 27 11:10:46 32 11:29:27 31 Pretoria 04:44 15:28 05:17:23 5 05:36:24 9 08:23:55 35 11:10:00 39 11:28:41 37 Soweto 04:53 15:22 05:17:22 4 05:36:23 8 08:23:56 35 11:10:03 39 11:28:45 37 Vereeniging 04:53 15:21 05:17:19 4 05:36:20 8 08:23:55 35 11:10:05 38 11:28:46 37
Sudan Khartoum 03:16 16:22 05:19:30 27 05:38:46 31 08:22:59 68 11:05:53 70 11:24:51 66 Al-Khartum Bahri 03:19 16:19 05:19:30 27 05:38:46 31 08:22:59 69 11:05:53 70 11:24:50 66 Umm Durman 03:19 16:19 05:19:30 26 05:38:46 31 08:22:59 68 11:05:53 70 11:24:51 66
Tanzania Dar-es-Salaam 03:30 15:13 05:18:06 23 05:37:07 28 08:22:51 57 11:07:30 51 11:26:16 48 Mwanza 03:49 15:46 05:18:46 20 05:37:53 24 08:23:25 57 11:07:36 58 11:26:24 55
Togo Lome 05:41 18:08 -- - -- - 08:25:40 37 11:09:03 70 11:28:03 72
Tunisia Sfax 04:05 18:27 05:20:25 14 05:40:06 18 08:23:38 51 11:05:24 78 11:24:39 78 Tunis 04:00 18:37 05:20:23 14 05:40:05 18 08:23:31 50 11:05:13 76 11:24:30 76
Uganda Kampala 03:41 15:58 05:18:57 21 05:38:05 25 08:23:25 59 11:07:23 61 11:26:12 57
Western Sahara El Aaiun 05:59 19:45 -- - -- - 08:25:09 30 11:07:27 66 11:26:46 70
Zambia Kitwe 04:26 15:47 05:18:24 11 05:37:29 15 08:23:58 46 11:08:55 51 11:27:40 49 Lusaka 04:24 15:47 05:18:13 10 05:37:17 14 08:23:58 44 11:09:09 49 11:27:52 47 Ndola 04:24 15:45 05:18:22 11 05:37:27 15 08:23:56 47 11:08:54 51 11:27:39 49
Zimbabwe Bulawayo 04:32 15:38 05:17:50 8 05:36:53 12 08:23:56 40 11:09:31 44 11:28:14 42 Harare 04:17 15:32 05:17:53 11 05:36:55 15 08:23:43 44 11:09:08 45 11:27:51 43
All transit calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. The names and spellings of countries, cities and other geopolitical regions are not authoritative, nor do they imply any official recognition in status. Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Transit Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC"
Transit Predictions & Webmaster: Fred Espenak Email: espenak@gsfc.nasa.gov Planteary Systems Laboratory - Code 693
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Last revised: 2004 May 19 - F. Espenak