2371 May the 16th
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 877.67s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2371/5/16 at 13h 33m 51.16s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
55° 17' 11.828". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 15' 21.88". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
55° 17' 11.828". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.22". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.71". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
15.80". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
15' 50.5". |
| True semi-diameter of Mercury |
6.04". |
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 16 th at 11h 29m 51.5s |
- 77° 46.5' |
-42° 35.3' |
- 6° 57.1' |
+18° 50.0' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 11h 39m 12.4s |
- 74° 6.6' |
-44° 28.7' |
- 4° 36.2' |
+18° 49.8' |
| Least angular distance |
the 16 th at 12h 52m 9.6s |
- 39° 40.9' |
-59° 24.1' |
+ 13° 42.7' |
+18° 48.5' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 14h 4m 17.8s |
+ 12° 45.3' |
-69° 35.1' |
+ 31° 49.4' |
+18° 47.2' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 16 th at 14h 13m 38.7s |
+ 21° 0.7' |
-70° 8.1' |
+ 34° 10.2' |
+18° 47.1' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 2h 43m 47.24s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 2h 25m 5.42s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 133.23 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 5.41 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 7.12 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 134.93 R
- Least topocentric distance : 14' 59.053"
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 16 th at 11h 35m 12.4s |
- 5° 36.5' |
+18° 49.9' |
+136° 50.0' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 11h 45m 13.3s |
- 3° 5.6' |
+18° 49.7' |
+139° 8.7' |
| Least angular distance |
the 16 th at 12h 51m 45.2s |
+ 13° 36.6' |
+18° 48.5' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 13h 58m 17.1s |
+ 30° 18.8' |
+18° 47.4' |
+171° 59.9' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 16 th at 14h 8m 18.1s |
+ 32° 49.7' |
+18° 47.2' |
+174° 18.7' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 2h 33m 5.75s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 2h 13m 3.85s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 15' 6.122"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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