A partial lunar eclipse will precede the much talked about transit of Venus on Tuesday June 5.

A partial eclipse occurs when the full moon dives through the Earth's shadow. On June 4 the eclipse begins at 4:48 a.m. EST and ends at 9:18 a.m. EST, according to the Huffington Post.

The lunar eclipse will be visible from parts of North America, Asia and the Pacific region.

A very rate transit of Venus will occur on Tuesday June 5 and no one alive today will likely see it again, according to NASA.

The 7-hour transit of Venus across the sun will occur Tuesday starting at 3:09 p.m. PST and won't be repeated until the year 2117. It will be widely visible as even people in Antartica will be in position to see it.

The timing favors observers in the mid-Pacific where the sun is high overhead during crossing , according to NASA.

In the United States, the transit will be at its best around sunset.

The phenomenal event will be preceded by a partial lunar eclipse on Monday.

Both events come after the spectacular annular solar eclipse on May 20.

A solar eclipse is always accompanied by a lunar eclipse two weeks before or after it.