2039 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 109.93s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2039/11/7 at 8h 25m 21.26s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
224° 46' 45.342". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 13' 50.69". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
224° 46' 45.342". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.63". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.87". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.03". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 8.2". |
| 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 7 th at 7h 16m 8.6s |
+137° 51.6' |
-72° 50.1' |
- 66° 54.5' |
-16° 31.4' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 7 th at 7h 19m 19.8s |
+135° 43.1' |
-73° 10.8' |
- 66° 6.5' |
-16° 31.3' |
| Least angular distance |
the 7 th at 8h 46m 0.6s |
+ 75° 23.5' |
-60° 27.2' |
- 44° 18.3' |
-16° 28.7' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 7 th at 10h 13m 9.9s |
+ 76° 60.0' |
-31° 32.3' |
- 22° 23.0' |
-16° 26.1' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 7 th at 10h 16m 21.1s |
+ 77° 26.4' |
-30° 39.4' |
- 21° 35.0' |
-16° 26.0' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 3h 0m 12.49s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 2h 53m 50.15s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 231.62 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 33.90 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 36.30 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 234.01 R
- Least topocentric distance : 13' 38.120"
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 7h 17m 27.6s |
- 66° 34.7' |
-16° 31.4' |
+173° 15.9' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 7 th at 7h 20m 40.8s |
- 65° 46.1' |
-16° 31.3' |
+174° 12.6' |
| Least angular distance |
the 7 th at 8h 46m 14.8s |
- 44° 14.8' |
-16° 28.7' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 7 th at 10h 11m 48.8s |
- 22° 43.4' |
-16° 26.1' |
+236° 48.0' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 7 th at 10h 15m 2.1s |
- 21° 54.8' |
-16° 26.0' |
+237° 44.8' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 2h 57m 34.53s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 2h 51m 8.00s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 13' 42.267"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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