2341 November the 18th and the 19th
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 780.88s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2341/11/19 at 1h 4m 22.63s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
236° 18' 53.196". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 13' 25.05". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
236° 18' 53.196". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.25". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.89". |
| 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 18 th at 23h 8m 49.9s |
+ 93° 38.4' |
+30° 31.1' |
+170° 45.7' |
-19° 7.8' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 18 th at 23h 11m 44.8s |
+ 94° 44.6' |
+31° 17.4' |
+171° 29.7' |
-19° 7.7' |
| Least angular distance |
the 19 th at 0h 44m 39.9s |
+145° 19.8' |
+60° 55.5' |
-165° 7.7' |
-19° 5.2' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 19 th at 2h 17m 49.8s |
-107° 55.2' |
+66° 26.9' |
-141° 41.3' |
-19° 2.7' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 19 th at 2h 20m 44.7s |
-105° 28.0' |
+65° 59.9' |
-140° 57.3' |
-19° 2.6' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 3h 11m 54.84s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 3h 6m 4.99s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 234.65 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -40.93 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -43.35 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 237.07 R
- Least topocentric distance : 13' 12.267"
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 18 th at 23h 10m 1.7s |
+171° 3.8' |
-19° 7.7' |
+ 57° 11.8' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 18 th at 23h 12m 58.2s |
+171° 48.2' |
-19° 7.6' |
+ 56° 20.7' |
| Least angular distance |
the 19 th at 0h 44m 46.0s |
-165° 6.1' |
-19° 5.2' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 19 th at 2h 16m 36.6s |
-141° 59.7' |
-19° 2.7' |
+347° 22.7' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 19 th at 2h 19m 33.1s |
-141° 15.3' |
-19° 2.6' |
+346° 31.7' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 3h 9m 31.35s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 3h 3m 38.46s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 13' 16.366"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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