2420 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 1052.69s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2420/11/17 at 16h 53m 44.58s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
235° 49' 38.590". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 8' 34.88". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
235° 49' 38.590". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.62". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.88". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.00". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 9.2". |
| 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 14h 19m 50.6s |
- 47° 33.0' |
+ 8° 38.8' |
+ 38° 30.8' |
-19° 6.0' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 17 th at 14h 21m 49.0s |
- 46° 56.4' |
+ 8° 59.4' |
+ 39° 0.6' |
-19° 6.0' |
| Least angular distance |
the 17 th at 16h 41m 5.1s |
+ 23° 47.8' |
+60° 60.0' |
+ 74° 2.8' |
-19° 2.2' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 17 th at 19h 0m 29.7s |
+173° 58.7' |
+49° 22.4' |
+109° 7.1' |
-18° 58.4' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 17 th at 19h 2m 28.1s |
+174° 44.8' |
+49° 3.7' |
+109° 36.9' |
-18° 58.4' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 4h 42m 37.46s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 4h 38m 40.62s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 234.00 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -110.52 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -112.93 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 236.41 R
- Least topocentric distance : 8' 24.715"
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 14h 20m 39.7s |
+ 38° 43.1' |
-19° 6.0' |
+ 80° 44.6' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 17 th at 14h 22m 38.3s |
+ 39° 13.0' |
-19° 5.9' |
+ 80° 22.6' |
| Least angular distance |
the 17 th at 16h 41m 7.2s |
+ 74° 3.3' |
-19° 2.2' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 17 th at 18h 59m 40.6s |
+108° 54.8' |
-18° 58.5' |
+323° 41.4' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 17 th at 19h 1m 39.2s |
+109° 24.6' |
-18° 58.4' |
+323° 19.4' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 4h 40m 59.57s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 4h 37m 2.35s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 8' 28.824"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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