2124 November the 15th
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 239.77s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2124/11/15 at 18h 47m 49.02s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
233° 39' 35.189". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 13' 7.89". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
233° 39' 35.189". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.76". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.89". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.00". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 9.9". |
| 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 15 th at 16h 48m 45.7s |
- 2° 48.8' |
+28° 11.3' |
+ 75° 47.9' |
-18° 31.0' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 15 th at 16h 51m 33.1s |
- 1° 47.5' |
+28° 55.1' |
+ 76° 30.1' |
-18° 30.9' |
| Least angular distance |
the 15 th at 18h 28m 34.3s |
+ 49° 14.8' |
+60° 40.4' |
+100° 54.5' |
-18° 28.3' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 15 th at 20h 5m 49.6s |
+161° 50.7' |
+66° 27.9' |
+125° 22.5' |
-18° 25.6' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 15 th at 20h 8m 37.0s |
+164° 6.6' |
+66° 0.8' |
+126° 4.7' |
-18° 25.5' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 3h 19m 51.32s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 3h 14m 16.46s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 234.85 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -45.29 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -47.71 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 237.27 R
- Least topocentric distance : 12' 54.794"
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 15 th at 16h 49m 54.5s |
+ 76° 5.3' |
-18° 31.0' |
+ 59° 51.9' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 15 th at 16h 52m 43.2s |
+ 76° 47.7' |
-18° 30.9' |
+ 59° 4.2' |
| Least angular distance |
the 15 th at 18h 28m 39.6s |
+100° 55.9' |
-18° 28.3' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 15 th at 20h 4m 39.7s |
+125° 5.0' |
-18° 25.6' |
+346° 27.0' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 15 th at 20h 7m 28.4s |
+125° 47.4' |
-18° 25.5' |
+345° 39.3' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 3h 17m 33.95s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 3h 11m 56.55s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 12' 58.891"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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