2440 November 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 1127.80s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2440/11/13 at 9h 56m 57.60s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
231° 40' 6.068". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 6' 32.98". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
231° 40' 6.068". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.46". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.87". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.02". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 8.1". |
| 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 13 th at 7h 34m 0.7s |
-170° 13.9' |
-44° 20.9' |
- 62° 40.8' |
-18° 18.6' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 13 th at 7h 35m 51.8s |
-169° 55.8' |
-44° 34.6' |
- 62° 12.8' |
-18° 18.5' |
| Least angular distance |
the 13 th at 10h 6m 43.4s |
+101° 13.2' |
-60° 57.1' |
- 24° 15.9' |
-18° 14.3' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 13 th at 12h 37m 46.7s |
+102° 59.0' |
- 0° 25.1' |
+ 13° 44.0' |
-18° 10.0' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 13 th at 12h 39m 37.9s |
+103° 21.6' |
- 0° 10.5' |
+ 14° 12.0' |
-18° 10.0' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 5m 37.17s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 5h 1m 54.96s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 232.05 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 138.51 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 140.91 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 234.45 R
- Least topocentric distance : 6' 24.132"
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 7h 34m 46.9s |
- 62° 29.1' |
-18° 18.6' |
+137° 7.7' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 13 th at 7h 36m 38.1s |
- 62° 1.2' |
-18° 18.5' |
+137° 23.1' |
| Least angular distance |
the 13 th at 10h 6m 46.8s |
- 24° 15.0' |
-18° 14.3' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 13 th at 12h 37m 0.4s |
+ 13° 32.4' |
-18° 10.1' |
+269° 27.4' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 13 th at 12h 38m 51.6s |
+ 14° 0.3' |
-18° 10.0' |
+269° 42.7' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 4m 4.73s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 5h 0m 22.34s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 6' 28.272"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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