Posted in Web The Transit of Mercury, 11th November 2019 November 12, 2019 At the moment of mid-transit in 2019, Mercury is positioned about 5 arcminutes (5′ or 0°.08) away from its ascending node, the planet passing through the node at 13:54 UT, some 1 hour 19 minutes into the transit. http://www.nakedeyeplanets.com/mercury-transit-2019.htm