Rare Venus Transit: How, When, Where to Watch in India

Rare Venus Transit: How, When, Where to Watch in India

Venus Transit: The rare and rarest event in one's lifetime - Here's the chance to catch the cosmetic spectacle - Where Venus slowly crosses the face of the sun. If the sky is clear, the transit of Venus will be from much of Earth - Tuesday from the Western Hemisphere and Wednesday from the Eastern Hemisphere. This sight won't come again until 105 years from now - in 2117.

How, When and where we can watch transit of Venus in India:
In India the Venus transit can be viewed at the following times (IST) on June 6, Wednesday.
Delhi - 7:00 AM, Patna - 7:00 AM, Lucknow - 7:00 AM, Kanpur - 7:00 AM, Agra - 7:00 AM, Asansol - 7:00 AM, Dhanbad - 7:00 AM, Kolkata - 7:00 AM,Varanasi - 7:00 AM, Allahabad - 7:00 AM, Jaipur - 7:01 AM, Jabalpur - 7:01 AM, Indore - 7:01 AM, Ahmedabad - 7:01 AM, Visakhapatnam - 7:01 AM, Surat - 7:01 AM, Warangal - 7:01 AM, Hyderabad - 7:01 AM, Mumbai - 7:01 AM, Pune - 7:01 AM, Chennai - 7:01 AM, Bangalore - 7:01 AM, Coimbatore - 7:01 AM, Madurai - 7:01 AM.

As in a solar eclipse, do not look directly at the sun. There are ways to watch the Venus transit without blinding yourself. If you have a pair of eclipse glasses from a previous solar eclipse, now is a good time to reuse it. You can also find the special viewing glasses at your local museum — if they're not already sold out. Another option is to buy welder's glasses from a home improvement store, but make sure it's number 14 or darker.

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