2108 May the 12th
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 210.93s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2108/5/12 at 4h 49m 41.35s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
51° 39' 16.636". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 12' 17.65". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
51° 39' 16.636". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.57". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.71". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
15.81". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
15' 50.3". |
| True semi-diameter of Mercury |
6.05". |
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 12 th at 1h 37m 16.2s |
+123° 10.1' |
-21° 58.4' |
-155° 3.6' |
+18° 1.6' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 1h 41m 53.8s |
+124° 37.8' |
-22° 46.0' |
-153° 53.9' |
+18° 1.5' |
| Least angular distance |
the 12 th at 4h 16m 17.3s |
-171° 20.1' |
-59° 0.9' |
-115° 8.2' |
+17° 58.7' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 6h 50m 6.4s |
- 36° 56.1' |
-66° 29.1' |
- 76° 31.2' |
+17° 55.8' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 12 th at 6h 54m 44.1s |
- 34° 9.2' |
-65° 57.9' |
- 75° 21.5' |
+17° 55.8' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 17m 27.85s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 5h 8m 12.60s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 133.06 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 30.94 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 32.64 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 134.77 R
- Least topocentric distance : 11' 57.613"
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 12 th at 1h 39m 58.4s |
-154° 22.9' |
+18° 1.5' |
+113° 34.1' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 1h 44m 38.8s |
-153° 12.5' |
+18° 1.4' |
+114° 25.8' |
| Least angular distance |
the 12 th at 4h 16m 2.5s |
-115° 11.9' |
+17° 58.7' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 6h 47m 21.6s |
- 77° 12.6' |
+17° 55.9' |
+194° 21.3' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 12 th at 6h 52m 2.0s |
- 76° 2.2' |
+17° 55.8' |
+195° 13.1' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 12m 3.68s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 5h 2m 42.77s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 12' 4.690"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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