2223 November 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 449.21s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2223/11/12 at 3h 45m 44.15s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
228° 59' 25.577". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 6' 51.33". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
228° 59' 25.577". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.41". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.87". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.02". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 8.4". |
| 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 12 th at 1h 24m 45.3s |
+ 96° 57.2' |
-46° 22.5' |
-154° 56.8' |
-17° 37.4' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 1h 26m 37.3s |
+ 97° 14.7' |
-46° 37.0' |
-154° 28.6' |
-17° 37.3' |
| Least angular distance |
the 12 th at 3h 55m 56.1s |
+ 6° 27.5' |
-60° 41.5' |
-116° 55.1' |
-17° 33.0' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 6h 25m 26.8s |
+ 10° 2.0' |
- 0° 43.7' |
- 79° 18.6' |
-17° 28.7' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 12 th at 6h 27m 18.7s |
+ 10° 24.8' |
- 0° 28.3' |
- 78° 50.5' |
-17° 28.7' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 2m 33.40s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 4h 58m 49.47s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 232.31 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 134.30 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 136.71 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 234.71 R
- Least topocentric distance : 6' 42.338"
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 25m 31.9s |
-154° 45.1' |
-17° 37.4' |
+139° 7.5' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 1h 27m 23.9s |
-154° 16.9' |
-17° 37.3' |
+139° 23.7' |
| Least angular distance |
the 12 th at 3h 56m 0.4s |
-116° 54.0' |
-17° 33.0' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 6h 24m 40.1s |
- 79° 30.4' |
-17° 28.7' |
+269° 7.7' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 12 th at 6h 26m 32.2s |
- 79° 2.2' |
-17° 28.7' |
+269° 23.9' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 1m 0.33s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 4h 57m 16.20s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 6' 46.474"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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