1822 November the 5th
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 10.98s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 1822/11/5 at 2h 3m 21.38s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
222° 7' 36.867". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 14' 7.57". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
222° 7' 36.867". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.45". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.88". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.03". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 8.5". |
| 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 0h 59m 5.2s |
+ 36° 5.1' |
-74° 26.2' |
-161° 11.2' |
-15° 44.9' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 5 th at 1h 2m 26.5s |
+ 33° 18.4' |
-74° 41.1' |
-160° 20.6' |
-15° 44.8' |
| Least angular distance |
the 5 th at 2h 24m 22.6s |
- 22° 3.1' |
-60° 13.0' |
-139° 44.2' |
-15° 42.3' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 5 th at 3h 46m 47.3s |
- 19° 40.3' |
-32° 45.6' |
-119° 0.5' |
-15° 39.7' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 5 th at 3h 50m 8.6s |
- 19° 12.4' |
-31° 48.5' |
-118° 9.9' |
-15° 39.6' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 2h 51m 3.31s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 2h 44m 20.79s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 231.92 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 30.02 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 32.42 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 234.32 R
- Least topocentric distance : 13' 54.657"
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 1h 0m 28.2s |
-160° 50.4' |
-15° 44.8' |
+175° 49.7' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 5 th at 1h 3m 52.0s |
-159° 59.1' |
-15° 44.7' |
+176° 50.9' |
| Least angular distance |
the 5 th at 2h 24m 35.5s |
-139° 40.9' |
-15° 42.2' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 5 th at 3h 45m 21.7s |
-119° 22.0' |
-15° 39.8' |
+235° 37.9' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 5 th at 3h 48m 45.5s |
-118° 30.8' |
-15° 39.7' |
+236° 39.0' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 2h 48m 17.37s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 2h 41m 29.74s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 13' 58.799"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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