1697 November the 3rd
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 7.29s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 1697/11/3 at 5h 25m 16.82s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
221° 34' 30.903". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 10' 54.82". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
221° 34' 30.903". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.62". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.88". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.03". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 9.0". |
| 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 3 rd at 3h 37m 1.3s |
+116° 11.1' |
-63° 45.7' |
-121° 49.0' |
-15° 33.4' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 3 rd at 3h 39m 17.3s |
+116° 3.1' |
-64° 10.9' |
-121° 14.8' |
-15° 33.4' |
| Least angular distance |
the 3 rd at 5h 41m 27.2s |
+ 26° 58.2' |
-60° 6.1' |
- 90° 31.2' |
-15° 29.6' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 3 rd at 7h 43m 56.3s |
+ 33° 40.8' |
-15° 12.8' |
- 59° 42.8' |
-15° 25.8' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 3 rd at 7h 46m 12.3s |
+ 34° 5.6' |
-14° 42.6' |
- 59° 8.6' |
-15° 25.8' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 4h 9m 10.94s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 4h 4m 38.91s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 232.50 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 76.43 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 78.83 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 234.91 R
- Least topocentric distance : 10' 42.993"
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 3 rd at 3h 37m 57.7s |
-121° 34.8' |
-15° 33.4' |
+158° 9.2' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 3 rd at 3h 40m 14.1s |
-121° 0.5' |
-15° 33.3' |
+158° 40.8' |
| Least angular distance |
the 3 rd at 5h 41m 35.0s |
- 90° 29.3' |
-15° 29.6' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 3 rd at 7h 42m 59.4s |
- 59° 57.1' |
-15° 25.9' |
+254° 5.7' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 3 rd at 7h 45m 15.9s |
- 59° 22.8' |
-15° 25.8' |
+254° 37.2' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 4h 7m 18.21s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 4h 2m 45.25s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 10' 47.128"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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