1677 November the 7th
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 19.11s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 1677/11/7 at 12h 16m 52.91s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
225° 44' 8.502". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 4' 11.83". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
225° 44' 8.502". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.46". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.89". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.01". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 10.0". |
| True semi-diameter of Mercury |
4.97". |
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 7 th at 9h 31m 2.1s |
-125° 44.5' |
-10° 19.6' |
- 33° 32.4' |
-16° 35.6' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 7 th at 9h 32m 46.3s |
-125° 16.0' |
-10° 10.5' |
- 33° 6.2' |
-16° 35.6' |
| Least angular distance |
the 7 th at 12h 10m 43.2s |
- 51° 44.5' |
+60° 8.5' |
+ 6° 37.6' |
-16° 30.9' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 7 th at 14h 48m 45.0s |
+121° 53.0' |
+38° 1.2' |
+ 46° 22.7' |
-16° 26.1' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 7 th at 14h 50m 29.1s |
+122° 23.0' |
+37° 52.4' |
+ 46° 48.9' |
-16° 26.1' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 19m 26.98s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 5h 15m 58.67s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 234.37 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -173.97 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -176.39 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 236.79 R
- Least topocentric distance : 4' 4.600"
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 7 th at 9h 31m 45.3s |
- 33° 21.5' |
-16° 35.6' |
+100° 38.5' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 7 th at 9h 33m 29.4s |
- 32° 55.3' |
-16° 35.6' |
+100° 29.0' |
| Least angular distance |
the 7 th at 12h 10m 43.4s |
+ 6° 37.7' |
-16° 30.9' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 7 th at 14h 48m 1.9s |
+ 46° 11.9' |
-16° 26.1' |
+309° 59.1' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 7 th at 14h 49m 46.1s |
+ 46° 38.1' |
-16° 26.1' |
+309° 49.6' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 18m 0.87s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 5h 14m 32.49s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 4' 8.707"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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