The long-awaited 'Venus Transit' which takes place twice every hundred years approximately, will occur on June 5 at 6:04 p.m. EDT (New York), 3:04 p.m. PST (Los Angeles, San Francisco) and 11:04 p.m. GMT (London).
In this occurrence, the planet of Venus passes between the Sun and the Earth and will visually appear as a black disc moving across the face of the Sun.
The next transit is scheduled for 2117, or 105 years from now. So for most people it is the last opportunity to catch a glimpse of such sort. Venus transits occur in pairs every hundred years approximately. The last one occured in 2004, and the next pair occurs in 2117 and 2125.
Watch the phenomenon live and online here.
Broadcast begins at 5:45 p.m. EDT, 2:45 p.m. PST, 10:45 p.m. GMT (UK).
Stream videos at UstreamFrom where will the 'Transit of Venus' be visible?
Unlike last month's solar annular eclipse, the 'Transit' will also be visible to the East Coast of the U.S. but only until sunset (8:40 p.m. EDT). It will be visible across U.S. cities including New York, Miami, Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, D.C., Boston, etc. Canada will also be able to watch it.
It will not be visible to eastern South America, western Africa.
The procession will last approximately 6 hours and 40 minutes.
Eye protection to view the phenomenon is advised if viewing directly. Some safe ways to watch the Venus transit the sun are: solar filtered glasses, solar filtered telescope, rear projection screens.
Other websites that have announced streaming the event live are:
https://www.sky-live.tv/
https://gaia.am.ub.es
https://www.nasa.gov/
For more detailed information on the Transit of Venus, visit www.transitofvenus.org
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