of Venus , by Niruj Mohan Ramanujam, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Pune, India. Illustrated by Reshma Barve [ hide ] File:2012_Venus_Transit.ogv File:Transit_of_Venus,_2012_Orbital_Paths.ogv The next  transit of Venus , when the planet  Venus  will appear as a small, dark disk moving across the face of the  Sun , will begin at 22:09 UTC