2473 November the 11th
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 1257.37s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2473/11/11 at 20h 47m 23.57s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
230° 6' 47.114". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 13' 18.16". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
230° 6' 47.114". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.22". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.87". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.03". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 7.6". |
| True semi-diameter of Mercury |
4.99". |
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 11 th at 19h 29m 13.6s |
- 27° 49.6' |
-69° 12.1' |
+116° 19.0' |
-17° 58.7' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 19h 32m 9.2s |
- 29° 3.0' |
-69° 38.4' |
+117° 3.2' |
-17° 58.6' |
| Least angular distance |
the 11 th at 21h 7m 19.4s |
- 95° 10.2' |
-60° 57.5' |
+140° 59.5' |
-17° 55.9' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 22h 42m 57.7s |
- 95° 26.6' |
-29° 32.4' |
+165° 3.0' |
-17° 53.2' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 11 th at 22h 45m 53.4s |
- 95° 2.5' |
-28° 46.3' |
+165° 47.1' |
-17° 53.1' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 3h 16m 39.78s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 3h 10m 48.58s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 231.04 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 41.52 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 43.91 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 233.44 R
- Least topocentric distance : 13' 5.491"
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 11 th at 19h 30m 26.3s |
+116° 37.3' |
-17° 58.6' |
+168° 18.9' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 19h 33m 23.4s |
+117° 21.9' |
-17° 58.6' |
+169° 8.7' |
| Least angular distance |
the 11 th at 21h 7m 30.4s |
+141° 2.3' |
-17° 55.9' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 22h 41m 43.4s |
+164° 44.3' |
-17° 53.2' |
+238° 41.0' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 11 th at 22h 44m 40.5s |
+165° 28.8' |
-17° 53.1' |
+239° 30.8' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 3h 14m 14.18s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 3h 8m 19.99s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 13' 9.645"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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