2131 November the 9th
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 252.48s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2131/11/9 at 18h 7m 21.11s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
226° 53' 0.767". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 10' 20.72". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
226° 53' 0.767". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.39". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.87". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.03". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 8.3". |
| 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 9 th at 16h 13m 25.6s |
- 52° 23.6' |
-59° 42.7' |
+ 67° 18.7' |
-17° 5.3' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 9 th at 16h 15m 37.0s |
- 52° 23.3' |
-60° 6.1' |
+ 67° 51.7' |
-17° 5.3' |
| Least angular distance |
the 9 th at 18h 22m 46.7s |
-138° 37.5' |
-60° 34.3' |
+ 99° 50.9' |
-17° 1.5' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 9 th at 20h 30m 15.3s |
-134° 36.0' |
-14° 7.1' |
+131° 54.7' |
-16° 57.8' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 9 th at 20h 32m 26.7s |
-134° 12.3' |
-13° 39.7' |
+132° 27.8' |
-16° 57.7' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 4h 19m 1.18s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 4h 14m 38.35s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 231.98 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 84.04 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 86.44 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 234.38 R
- Least topocentric distance : 10' 10.226"
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 9 th at 16h 14m 20.1s |
+ 67° 32.4' |
-17° 5.3' |
+154° 11.1' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 9 th at 16h 16m 31.9s |
+ 68° 5.5' |
-17° 5.2' |
+154° 40.0' |
| Least angular distance |
the 9 th at 18h 22m 54.3s |
+ 99° 52.7' |
-17° 1.5' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 9 th at 20h 29m 20.4s |
+131° 40.9' |
-16° 57.8' |
+255° 7.6' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 9 th at 20h 31m 32.2s |
+132° 14.0' |
-16° 57.7' |
+255° 36.5' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 4h 17m 12.04s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 4h 12m 48.45s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 10' 14.368"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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