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2236 November the 13th and the 14th



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 481.39s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.

Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude


Conjunction on 2236/11/13 at 21h 37m 34.57s.
Geocentric longitude of Mercury 231° 36' 22.824".
Geocentric latitude of Mercury +0° 1' 36.78".
Geocentric longitude of the Sun 231° 36' 22.824".
Geocentric latitude of the Sun +0° 0' 0.31".
Equatorial parallax of the Sun 8.88".
Equatorial parallax of Mercury 13.01".
True semi-diameter of the Sun 16' 9.0".
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
Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude
Ingress, exterior contact the 13 th at 18h 50m 16.2s + 11° 21.4' -17° 14.7' +106° 16.0' -18° 11.6'
Ingress, interior contact the 13 th at 18h 51m 57.9s + 11° 47.7' -17° 11.2' +106° 41.5' -18° 11.6'
Least angular distance the 13 th at 21h 35m 11.6s + 93° 43.0' +60° 44.9' +147° 45.2' -18° 7.0'
Egress, interior contact the 14 th at 0h 18m 30.2s - 91° 54.4' +27° 24.5' -171° 9.9' -18° 2.3'
Egress, exterior contact the 14 th at 0h 20m 11.9s - 91° 28.0' +27° 21.1' -170° 44.3' -18° 2.3'

Durations of the general phases

  • Duration of the general transit : 5h 29m 55.70s.
  • Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 5h 26m 32.29s.

Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation

  • Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 233.39 R
  • Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -210.29 R
  • Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -212.70 R
  • Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 235.80 R
  • Least topocentric distance : 1' 31.313"

Geocentric phases

Geocentric phases Date and instant in UTC Mercury being in the Zenith in Position Angle P
LongitudeLatitude
Ingress, exterior contact the 13 th at 18h 50m 58.4s +106° 26.6' -18° 11.6' +108° 1.6'
Ingress, interior contact the 13 th at 18h 52m 40.1s +106° 52.2' -18° 11.5' +107° 58.0'
Least angular distance the 13 th at 21h 35m 12.0s +147° 45.3' -18° 7.0' ---
Egress, interior contact the 14 th at 0h 17m 48.1s -171° 20.5' -18° 2.4' +298° 54.5'
Egress, exterior contact the 14 th at 0h 19m 29.8s -170° 54.9' -18° 2.3' +298° 50.9'

Durations of the geocentric phases

  • Duration of the general transit : 5h 28m 31.34s.
  • Duration of the transit of the shadow : 5h 25m 7.93s.
  • Least geocentric angular distance : 1' 35.433"


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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.