1894 November the 10th
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 -6.40s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 1894/11/10 at 18h 41m 24.45s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
228° 23' 23.375". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 4' 29.33". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
228° 23' 23.376". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.30". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.89". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.01". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 9.6". |
| 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 10 th at 15h 55m 47.0s |
- 29° 7.3' |
- 8° 31.0' |
+ 62° 38.7' |
-17° 19.3' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 10 th at 15h 57m 31.8s |
- 28° 38.4' |
- 8° 21.2' |
+ 63° 5.1' |
-17° 19.3' |
| Least angular distance |
the 10 th at 18h 34m 47.9s |
+ 46° 18.9' |
+60° 22.2' |
+102° 38.8' |
-17° 14.7' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 10 th at 21h 12m 9.2s |
-142° 57.5' |
+38° 6.0' |
+142° 13.7' |
-17° 10.1' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 10 th at 21h 13m 54.1s |
-142° 26.9' |
+37° 56.6' |
+142° 40.1' |
-17° 10.1' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 18m 7.09s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 5h 14m 37.46s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 234.17 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -169.56 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -171.98 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 236.59 R
- Least topocentric distance : 4' 22.067"
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 10 th at 15h 56m 30.4s |
+ 62° 49.7' |
-17° 19.3' |
+ 98° 47.7' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 10 th at 15h 58m 15.2s |
+ 63° 16.0' |
-17° 19.3' |
+ 98° 37.5' |
| Least angular distance |
the 10 th at 18h 34m 48.9s |
+102° 39.0' |
-17° 14.7' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 10 th at 21h 11m 25.9s |
+142° 2.8' |
-17° 10.1' |
+310° 16.3' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 10 th at 21h 13m 10.8s |
+142° 29.2' |
-17° 10.1' |
+310° 6.1' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 16m 40.38s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 5h 13m 10.68s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 4' 26.177"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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