spaced 8 years apart, and consecutive pairs occur more than a century apart: The previous transit of Venus took place on 8 June 2004 (preceded by transits on 9 December 1874 and 6 December 1882); the next pair of transits will occur on 10-11 December 2117 and December 2125 within the 22nd century.

Observations of the event

The entire transit was visible from the western Pacific Ocean, northwesternmost North America, northeastern Asia, Japan,

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