1585 November the 5th and the 6th
All the instants are given in Universal Time, for the present date the value
of the difference between the Terrestrial Time TT and the Universal Time UT is taken as 113.51s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 1585/11/6 at 2h 33m 33.26s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
223° 37' 53.866". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 0' 44.18". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
223° 37' 53.866". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.27". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.89". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.01". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 9.9". |
| True semi-diameter of Mercury |
4.98". |
General phases
| Phases |
Date and instant
in UTC |
Position of the contacts |
Mercury being in the Zenith in |
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| Longitude | Latitude | Longitude | Latitude |
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| Ingress, exterior contact |
the 5 th at 23h 47m 23.7s |
+ 84° 39.0' |
-22° 40.3' |
-179° 25.6' |
-16° 2.2' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 5 th at 23h 49m 4.6s |
+ 85° 4.3' |
-22° 38.7' |
-179° 0.2' |
-16° 2.2' |
| Least angular distance |
the 6 th at 2h 32m 28.6s |
+161° 54.7' |
+60° 2.0' |
-137° 54.2' |
-15° 57.2' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 6 th at 5h 15m 57.1s |
- 16° 10.1' |
+27° 8.1' |
- 96° 47.1' |
-15° 52.2' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 6 th at 5h 17m 38.0s |
- 15° 44.7' |
+27° 6.5' |
- 96° 21.7' |
-15° 52.2' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 30m 14.31s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 5h 26m 52.44s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 234.08 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -223.54 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -225.96 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 236.50 R
- Least topocentric distance : 0' 39.338"
Geocentric phases
| Geocentric phases |
Date and instant in UTC |
Mercury being in the Zenith in |
Position Angle P |
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| Longitude | Latitude |
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| Ingress, exterior contact |
the 5 th at 23h 48m 5.5s |
-179° 15.1' |
-16° 2.2' |
+113° 27.7' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 5 th at 23h 49m 46.5s |
-178° 49.7' |
-16° 2.2' |
+113° 26.0' |
| Least angular distance |
the 6 th at 2h 32m 28.5s |
-137° 54.2' |
-15° 57.2' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 6 th at 5h 15m 15.4s |
- 96° 57.6' |
-15° 52.3' |
+298° 13.9' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 6 th at 5h 16m 56.3s |
- 96° 32.2' |
-15° 52.2' |
+298° 12.2' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 28m 50.76s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 5h 25m 28.90s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 0' 43.451"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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