The first to predict a planetary transit was 17th-century German astronomer Johannes Kepler, whose Rudolphine Tables provided what was then the most accurate guide to planetary motion.

• 第一个预测行星凌日的人，是17世纪德国天文学家克卜勒（JohannesKepler），他编写的鲁道夫星表是当时最为准确的行星运动指南。