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 ° Afghanistan Kabul 00:03 14:41 05:17:02 60 05:36:12 64 08:18:49 73 11:01:40 41 11:20:55 37
Bangladesh Chittagong 23:09 12:34 05:14:27 81 05:33:23 86 08:16:40 57 11:01:10 20 11:20:24 15 Dacca 23:12 12:43 05:14:39 80 05:33:37 84 08:16:48 58 11:01:09 21 11:20:23 17 Khulna 23:17 12:44 05:14:42 79 05:33:39 84 08:16:53 59 11:01:15 22 11:20:28 17 Mirpur 23:12 12:43 05:14:40 80 05:33:38 84 08:16:48 58 11:01:09 21 11:20:23 17 Narayanganj 23:12 12:42 05:14:39 80 05:33:36 85 08:16:48 58 11:01:09 21 11:20:23 17 Rajshahi 23:18 12:51 05:14:52 79 05:33:50 83 08:16:59 60 11:01:12 23 11:20:25 19
India Agra 23:54 13:40 05:16:01 69 05:35:04 73 08:18:01 69 11:01:37 33 11:20:48 29 Ahmadabad 00:23 13:54 05:16:24 64 05:35:25 69 08:18:37 74 11:02:15 37 11:21:22 32 Allahabad 23:43 13:21 05:15:35 72 05:34:35 77 08:17:39 66 11:01:30 29 11:20:42 25 Asansol 23:26 12:57 05:15:00 77 05:33:58 81 08:17:08 61 11:01:20 24 11:20:32 20 Bangalore 00:19 13:18 05:15:31 66 05:34:24 70 08:18:14 67 11:02:44 29 11:21:46 25 Bombay 00:31 13:44 05:16:15 64 05:35:13 68 08:18:39 73 11:02:33 35 11:21:38 31 Calcutta 23:22 12:49 05:14:49 78 05:33:46 83 08:17:00 60 11:01:20 23 11:20:32 18 Coimbatore 00:30 13:13 05:15:30 64 05:34:22 68 08:18:19 66 11:02:57 29 11:21:58 25 Delhi 23:54 13:46 05:16:09 68 05:35:13 72 08:18:05 69 11:01:34 34 11:20:46 30 Dhanbad 23:28 12:59 05:15:04 77 05:34:02 81 08:17:12 62 11:01:21 25 11:20:34 20 Hyderabad 00:08 13:22 05:15:37 68 05:34:32 73 08:18:04 68 11:02:19 30 11:21:24 25 Indore 00:12 13:39 05:16:05 67 05:35:05 71 08:18:17 71 11:02:04 34 11:21:12 29 Jabalpur 23:55 13:24 05:15:41 71 05:34:40 75 08:17:51 67 11:01:47 30 11:20:56 26 Jaipur 00:03 13:48 05:16:13 67 05:35:16 71 08:18:15 71 11:01:46 35 11:20:57 30 Kanpur 23:46 13:29 05:15:46 71 05:34:48 75 08:17:48 67 11:01:31 31 11:20:43 26 Kanpur 23:46 13:29 05:15:46 71 05:34:48 75 08:17:48 67 11:01:31 31 11:20:43 26 Lucknow 23:41 13:29 05:15:44 72 05:34:45 76 08:17:44 66 11:01:28 30 11:20:40 26 Madras 00:12 13:04 05:15:15 68 05:34:07 72 08:17:56 64 11:02:33 27 11:21:36 22 Madurai 00:27 13:06 05:15:20 65 05:34:11 68 08:18:13 65 11:02:58 28 11:21:58 23 Nagpur 00:02 13:23 05:15:42 70 05:34:40 74 08:17:58 68 11:01:59 30 11:21:07 26 New Delhi 23:52 13:49 05:16:09 68 05:35:12 72 08:18:06 69 11:01:34 34 11:20:46 30 Patna 23:29 13:08 05:15:16 75 05:34:16 80 08:17:19 63 11:01:18 26 11:20:31 22 Pune 00:28 13:39 05:16:08 65 05:35:05 69 08:18:33 72 11:02:31 34 11:21:36 30 Surat 00:27 13:48 05:16:19 64 05:35:19 69 08:18:38 73 11:02:23 36 11:21:29 32 Varanasi 23:38 13:16 05:15:28 73 05:34:28 78 08:17:32 65 11:01:27 28 11:20:39 24 Vishakhapatnam 23:52 12:59 05:15:08 73 05:34:02 77 08:17:33 63 11:01:59 26 11:21:06 21
Kazakhstan Akt'ubinsk 00:04 16:17 05:17:59 47 05:37:26 50 08:19:32 63 11:01:27 47 11:20:52 44 Alma-Ata 23:08 14:35 05:16:33 62 05:35:49 64 08:18:03 63 11:00:46 35 11:20:09 32 Astana 23:02 15:24 05:17:04 54 05:36:27 56 08:18:28 59 11:00:43 38 11:20:10 35 Cimkent 23:47 14:55 05:17:07 58 05:36:24 61 08:18:41 67 11:01:12 41 11:20:32 37 Karaganda 23:02 15:11 05:16:56 56 05:36:18 58 08:18:21 60 11:00:41 37 11:20:08 34 Pavlodar 22:34 15:09 05:16:42 55 05:36:06 57 08:18:04 56 11:00:26 35 11:19:56 32 Semipalatinsk 22:31 14:46 05:16:27 58 05:35:48 60 08:17:49 56 11:00:21 33 11:19:50 30 Ust'-Kamenogorsk 22:23 14:34 05:16:16 59 05:35:37 61 08:17:39 56 11:00:16 31 11:19:45 28 Zhambyl 23:38 14:50 05:16:59 59 05:36:16 62 08:18:32 66 11:01:05 39 11:20:26 36
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek (Frunze) 23:25 14:37 05:16:44 61 05:36:00 63 08:18:15 64 11:00:54 37 11:20:16 33
Laos Vientiane 22:32 11:45 05:13:07 85 05:32:00 83 08:15:39 46 11:00:58 9 11:20:15 4
Macau Macau 21:42 11:07 05:12:17 79 05:31:14 75 08:14:46 37 11:00:18 1 -- -
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 20:46 12:57 05:14:25 65 05:33:43 64 08:15:57 43 10:59:27 16 11:19:03 12
Nepal Kathmandu 23:17 13:18 05:15:20 75 05:34:21 79 08:17:18 63 11:01:09 27 11:20:24 23
Pakistan Faisalabad 00:04 14:09 05:16:37 64 05:35:44 68 08:18:29 72 11:01:38 38 11:20:51 34 Hyderabad 00:37 14:15 05:16:53 61 05:35:57 65 08:19:02 78 11:02:22 41 11:21:29 37 Karachi 00:43 14:19 05:17:00 59 05:36:04 64 08:19:11 79 11:02:29 42 11:21:36 38 Lahore 23:59 14:05 05:16:30 65 05:35:37 69 08:18:21 71 11:01:33 37 11:20:46 33 Rawalpindi 23:54 14:19 05:16:40 64 05:35:49 67 08:18:27 71 11:01:30 38 11:20:44 34
Sri Lanka Colombo 00:25 12:54 05:15:01 64 05:33:50 68 08:18:04 61 11:03:07 25 11:22:07 21
Tajikistan Dusanbe 00:02 14:46 05:17:08 59 05:36:22 62 08:18:48 70 11:01:27 41 11:20:44 38
Turkmenistan Aschabad 00:45 15:26 05:17:57 51 05:37:14 55 08:19:45 75 11:02:08 50 11:21:22 46
Uzbekistan Andizan 23:41 14:38 05:16:53 60 05:36:07 63 08:18:27 67 11:01:08 39 11:20:28 35 Namangan 23:43 14:42 05:16:56 60 05:36:11 63 08:18:31 67 11:01:10 39 11:20:29 36 Samarkand 00:06 14:57 05:17:18 57 05:36:34 60 08:18:58 70 11:01:31 43 11:20:48 39 Taskent 23:51 14:53 05:17:08 58 05:36:24 61 08:18:43 68 11:01:16 41 11:20:36 37
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: 2003 Dec 29 - F. Espenak