2358 May the 13th
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 834.29s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2358/5/13 at 5h 39m 31.49s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
52° 12' 27.042". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 2' 12.12". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
52° 12' 27.042". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.47". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.72". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
15.74". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
15' 51.2". |
| True semi-diameter of Mercury |
6.02". |
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 13 th at 1h 48m 30.1s |
+106° 43.6' |
+31° 24.5' |
-152° 18.9' |
+18° 23.6' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 13 th at 1h 51m 30.9s |
+107° 26.0' |
+31° 29.9' |
-151° 33.5' |
+18° 23.5' |
| Least angular distance |
the 13 th at 5h 45m 24.5s |
+ 30° 53.6' |
+59° 19.4' |
- 92° 50.1' |
+18° 19.2' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 13 th at 9h 39m 8.2s |
+ 49° 36.4' |
-16° 26.7' |
- 34° 9.2' |
+18° 14.9' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 13 th at 9h 42m 9.0s |
+ 50° 19.3' |
-16° 32.2' |
- 33° 23.9' |
+18° 14.9' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 7h 53m 38.86s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 7h 47m 37.32s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 134.53 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -116.10 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -117.81 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 136.24 R
- Least topocentric distance : 2' 2.483"
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 13 th at 1h 50m 15.3s |
-151° 52.5' |
+18° 23.5' |
+ 56° 51.7' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 13 th at 1h 53m 16.1s |
-151° 7.1' |
+18° 23.5' |
+ 56° 45.9' |
| Least angular distance |
the 13 th at 5h 45m 26.3s |
- 92° 49.7' |
+18° 19.2' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 13 th at 9h 37m 22.6s |
- 34° 35.7' |
+18° 15.0' |
+252° 47.7' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 13 th at 9h 40m 23.4s |
- 33° 50.4' |
+18° 14.9' |
+252° 41.8' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 7h 50m 8.10s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 7h 44m 6.51s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 2' 9.492"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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