Occultations and Transits By Planets Between 1800 and 2100
This table lists occultations and transits of bright stars and planets by solar planets.
| Day | Time (UT) | Foreground planet | Background object | Elongation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 December 1802 | 07:36 | Mercury | Acrab | 16,2° West |
| 9 December 1808 | 20:34 | Mercury | Saturn | 20,3° West |
| 22 December 1810 | 06:32 | Venus | Xi-2 Sagittarii | 11,1° East |
| 3 January 1818 | 21:52 | Venus | Jupiter | 16,5° West |
| 11 July 1825 | 09:10 | Venus | Delta-1 Tauri | 44,4° West |
| 11 July 1837 | 12:50 | Mercury | Eta Geminorum | 17,8° West |
| 9 May 1841 | 19:35 | Venus | 17 Tauri | 9,2° East |
| 27 September 1843 | 18:00 | Venus | Eta Virginis | 3,2° West |
| 16 December 1850 | 11:28 | Mercury | Lambda Sagittarii | 10,2° East |
| 22 May 1855 | 05:04 | Venus | Epsilon Geminorum | 37,4° East |
| 30 June 1857 | 00:25 | Saturn | Delta Geminorum | 8,4° East |
| 5 December 1865 | 14:20 | Mercury | Lambda Sagittarii | 21,0° East |
| 28 February 1876 | 05:13 | Jupiter | Acrab | 97,6° West |
| 7 June 1881 | 20:54 | Mercury | Epsilon Geminorum | 21,2° East |
| 9 December 1906 | 17:40 | Venus | Acrab | 14,9° West |
| 27 July 1910 | 02:53 | Venus | Eta Geminorum | 31,0° West |
| 24 December 1937 | 18:38 | Mercury | Omicron Sagittarii | 11,6° East |
| 10 June 1940 | 02:21 | Mercury | Epsilon Geminorum | 20,1° East |
| 25 October 1947 | 01:45 | Venus | Zuben-el-genubi (Alpha-2 Librae) | 13,5° East |
| 7 July 1959 | 14:30 | Venus | Regulus | 44,5° East |
| 27 September 1965 | 15:30 | Mercury | Eta Virginis | 2.6° West |
| 13 May 1971 | 20:00 | Jupiter | Beta Scorpii (both components) | 169,5° West |
| 8 April 1976 | 01:00 | Mars | Epsilon Geminorum | 81,3° East |
| 17 November 1981 | 15:27 | Venus | Nunki | 47,0° East |
| 19 November 1984 | 01:32 | Venus | Lambda Sagittarii | 39,2° East |
| 4 December 2015 | 16.14 | Mercury | Theta Ophiuchi | 9,6° East |
| 17 February 2035 | 15:19 | Venus | Pi Sagittarii | 42,1° West |
| 1 October 2044 | 22:00 | Venus | Regulus | 38,9° West |
| 23 February 2046 | 19:24 | Venus | Rho-1 Sagittarii | 45,4° West |
| 10 November 2052 | 07:20 | Mercury | Zuben-el-genubi (Alpha-2 Librae) | 2,8° West |
| 22 November 2065 | 12:45 | Venus | Jupiter | 7,9° West |
| 15 July 2067 | 11:56 | Mercury | Neptune | 18,4° West |
| 11 August 2069 | 20.25 | Venus | Zavijava | 38,4° East |
| 3 October 2078 | 22:00 | Mars | Theta Ophiuchi | 71,4° East |
| 11 August 2079 | 01:30 | Mercury | Mars | 11,3° West |
| 27 October 2088 | 13:43 | Mercury | Jupiter | 4,7° West |
| 7 April 2094 | 10:48 | Mercury | Jupiter | 1,8° West |
These events are not visible everywhere the occulting body and the occulted body are above the skyline. Some events are barely visible, because they take place in close proximity to the Sun.
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