2233 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 472.61s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2233/5/12 at 17h 13m 41.48s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
51° 56' 21.086". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 5' 0.90". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
51° 56' 21.086". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.35". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.71". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
15.78". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
15' 50.7". |
| True semi-diameter of Mercury |
6.03". |
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 13h 11m 39.4s |
- 73° 19.1' |
+ 7° 19.0' |
+ 18° 28.2' |
+18° 13.3' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 13h 14m 49.0s |
- 72° 27.4' |
+ 7° 5.5' |
+ 19° 15.8' |
+18° 13.3' |
| Least angular distance |
the 12 th at 17h 0m 7.7s |
+ 19° 35.8' |
-59° 9.9' |
+ 75° 49.8' |
+18° 9.2' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 20h 45m 12.0s |
-154° 54.7' |
-40° 50.1' |
+132° 20.2' |
+18° 5.0' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 12 th at 20h 48m 21.7s |
-153° 59.8' |
-40° 37.2' |
+133° 7.8' |
+18° 5.0' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 7h 36m 42.25s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 7h 30m 23.08s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 133.77 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 91.82 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 93.53 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 135.48 R
- Least topocentric distance : 4' 49.197"
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 13h 13m 30.2s |
+ 18° 56.0' |
+18° 13.3' |
+ 82° 28.9' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 13h 16m 39.9s |
+ 19° 43.6' |
+18° 13.3' |
+ 82° 43.3' |
| Least angular distance |
the 12 th at 17h 0m 4.6s |
+ 75° 49.0' |
+18° 9.2' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 20h 43m 21.0s |
+131° 52.4' |
+18° 5.1' |
+226° 26.5' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 12 th at 20h 46m 30.8s |
+132° 40.0' |
+18° 5.0' |
+226° 41.0' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 7h 33m 0.60s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 7h 26m 41.14s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 4' 56.241"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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