2348 November the 11th and 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 803.29s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2348/11/12 at 0h 18m 34.39s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
229° 33' 35.639". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 10' 3.70". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
229° 33' 35.639". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.40". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.87". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.03". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 8.0". |
| 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 |
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| Longitude | Latitude | Longitude | Latitude |
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| Ingress, exterior contact |
the 11 th at 22h 21m 44.7s |
+ 40° 52.0' |
-57° 36.1' |
+159° 21.5' |
-17° 48.3' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 22h 23m 53.9s |
+ 40° 55.6' |
-57° 58.7' |
+159° 54.0' |
-17° 48.2' |
| Least angular distance |
the 12 th at 0h 33m 35.4s |
- 43° 51.9' |
-60° 49.6' |
-167° 28.6' |
-17° 44.5' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 2h 43m 35.6s |
- 41° 16.3' |
-13° 34.9' |
-134° 46.6' |
-17° 40.8' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 12 th at 2h 45m 44.8s |
- 40° 53.1' |
-13° 8.8' |
-134° 14.1' |
-17° 40.7' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 4h 24m 0.10s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 4h 19m 41.64s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 231.69 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 88.13 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 90.53 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 234.09 R
- Least topocentric distance : 9' 52.594"
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 11 th at 22h 22m 38.4s |
+159° 35.0' |
-17° 48.3' |
+152° 4.3' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 22h 24m 48.0s |
+160° 7.6' |
-17° 48.2' |
+152° 31.8' |
| Least angular distance |
the 12 th at 0h 33m 43.3s |
-167° 26.6' |
-17° 44.5' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 2h 42m 41.5s |
-135° 0.2' |
-17° 40.8' |
+255° 38.3' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 12 th at 2h 44m 51.1s |
-134° 27.6' |
-17° 40.7' |
+256° 5.9' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 4h 22m 12.66s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 4h 17m 53.53s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 9' 56.739"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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