2453 November 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 1178.05s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2453/11/16 at 3h 52m 52.49s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
234° 16' 19.059". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 1' 56.36". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
234° 16' 19.059". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.70". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.88". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.01". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 8.7". |
| 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 16 th at 1h 5m 16.2s |
+105° 32.6' |
-15° 17.7' |
-160° 2.4' |
-18° 50.4' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 1h 6m 58.3s |
+105° 59.2' |
-15° 13.6' |
-159° 36.8' |
-18° 50.4' |
| Least angular distance |
the 16 th at 3h 50m 0.7s |
-170° 30.9' |
+61° 0.2' |
-118° 35.8' |
-18° 45.9' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 6h 33m 8.2s |
+ 1° 15.5' |
+27° 31.7' |
- 77° 33.6' |
-18° 41.4' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 16 th at 6h 34m 50.3s |
+ 1° 42.4' |
+27° 27.7' |
- 77° 7.9' |
-18° 41.4' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 29m 34.03s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 5h 26m 9.91s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 233.13 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -205.46 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -207.86 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 235.54 R
- Least topocentric distance : 1' 50.299"
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 1h 5m 58.6s |
-159° 51.8' |
-18° 50.4' |
+106° 2.4' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 1h 7m 40.7s |
-159° 26.1' |
-18° 50.3' |
+105° 58.1' |
| Least angular distance |
the 16 th at 3h 50m 0.3s |
-118° 35.9' |
-18° 45.9' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 6h 32m 25.9s |
- 77° 44.3' |
-18° 41.4' |
+299° 10.0' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 16 th at 6h 34m 8.0s |
- 77° 18.6' |
-18° 41.4' |
+299° 5.7' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 28m 9.31s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 5h 24m 45.18s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 1' 54.422"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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