2295 November the 17th
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 641.00s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2295/11/17 at 20h 16m 24.96s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
235° 15' 41.844". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 11' 41.86". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
235° 15' 41.844". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.07". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.88". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.00". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 9.6". |
| 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 17 th at 18h 2m 57.2s |
+ 13° 5.5' |
+21° 35.9' |
+ 94° 18.4' |
-18° 55.1' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 17 th at 18h 5m 20.9s |
+ 13° 54.9' |
+22° 9.7' |
+ 94° 54.6' |
-18° 55.0' |
| Least angular distance |
the 17 th at 19h 59m 12.3s |
+ 73° 3.6' |
+60° 52.0' |
+123° 33.2' |
-18° 51.9' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 17 th at 21h 53m 16.0s |
-157° 46.7' |
+60° 51.2' |
+152° 15.0' |
-18° 48.8' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 17 th at 21h 55m 39.7s |
-156° 21.6' |
+60° 25.0' |
+152° 51.1' |
-18° 48.7' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 3h 52m 42.49s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 3h 47m 55.09s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 234.50 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -65.65 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -68.07 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 236.92 R
- Least topocentric distance : 11' 30.458"
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 17 th at 18h 3m 56.4s |
+ 94° 33.3' |
-18° 55.1' |
+ 66° 55.7' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 17 th at 18h 6m 20.8s |
+ 95° 9.7' |
-18° 55.0' |
+ 66° 19.2' |
| Least angular distance |
the 17 th at 19h 59m 17.1s |
+123° 34.5' |
-18° 51.9' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 17 th at 21h 52m 16.3s |
+151° 59.9' |
-18° 48.8' |
+338° 7.3' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 17 th at 21h 54m 40.6s |
+152° 36.2' |
-18° 48.8' |
+337° 30.9' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 3h 50m 44.17s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 3h 45m 55.51s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 11' 34.560"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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