1618 November the 4th
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 92.28s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 1618/11/4 at 13h 33m 19.78s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
222° 4' 30.245". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 5' 56.45". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
222° 4' 30.245". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.23". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.88". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.02". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 9.4". |
| 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 4 th at 11h 7m 36.5s |
-114° 36.3' |
-45° 37.4' |
- 9° 16.6' |
-15° 39.6' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 4 th at 11h 9m 25.1s |
-114° 16.9' |
-45° 49.9' |
- 8° 49.3' |
-15° 39.6' |
| Least angular distance |
the 4 th at 13h 42m 7.2s |
+147° 47.1' |
-60° 2.2' |
+ 29° 35.2' |
-15° 34.9' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 4 th at 16h 14m 59.0s |
+155° 52.6' |
+ 4° 35.1' |
+ 68° 2.1' |
-15° 30.2' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 4 th at 16h 16m 47.6s |
+156° 15.7' |
+ 4° 48.3' |
+ 68° 29.4' |
-15° 30.1' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 9m 11.16s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 5h 5m 33.94s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 233.24 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 147.91 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 150.32 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 235.65 R
- Least topocentric distance : 5' 48.725"
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 4 th at 11h 8m 21.5s |
- 9° 5.3' |
-15° 39.6' |
+137° 39.1' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 4 th at 11h 10m 10.2s |
- 8° 37.9' |
-15° 39.5' |
+137° 52.8' |
| Least angular distance |
the 4 th at 13h 42m 9.8s |
+ 29° 35.9' |
-15° 34.9' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 4 th at 16h 14m 13.9s |
+ 67° 50.8' |
-15° 30.2' |
+274° 38.2' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 4 th at 16h 16m 2.6s |
+ 68° 18.1' |
-15° 30.1' |
+274° 51.9' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 7m 41.11s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 5h 4m 3.75s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 5' 52.850"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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