2486 November the 14th
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 1310.37s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2486/11/14 at 14h 45m 51.61s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
232° 42' 42.216". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 4' 46.87". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
232° 42' 42.216". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.31". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.87". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.02". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 8.2". |
| 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 14 th at 12h 13m 50.0s |
- 96° 48.1' |
-38° 1.0' |
+ 7° 13.7' |
-18° 33.0' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 12h 15m 36.4s |
- 96° 27.3' |
-38° 10.7' |
+ 7° 40.5' |
-18° 32.9' |
| Least angular distance |
the 14 th at 14h 53m 0.0s |
+173° 41.1' |
-61° 0.7' |
+ 47° 16.1' |
-18° 28.5' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 17h 30m 32.9s |
+174° 9.4' |
+ 5° 32.2' |
+ 86° 54.0' |
-18° 24.1' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 14 th at 17h 32m 19.3s |
+174° 32.2' |
+ 5° 42.3' |
+ 87° 20.8' |
-18° 24.1' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 18m 29.33s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 5h 14m 56.47s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 232.20 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 163.73 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 166.13 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 234.61 R
- Least topocentric distance : 4' 39.936"
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 14 th at 12h 14m 34.3s |
+ 7° 24.8' |
-18° 32.9' |
+130° 15.7' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 12h 16m 20.7s |
+ 7° 51.6' |
-18° 32.9' |
+130° 26.4' |
| Least angular distance |
the 14 th at 14h 53m 1.5s |
+ 47° 16.4' |
-18° 28.5' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 17h 29m 48.6s |
+ 86° 42.8' |
-18° 24.2' |
+275° 43.8' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 14 th at 17h 31m 35.0s |
+ 87° 9.6' |
-18° 24.1' |
+275° 54.5' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 17m 0.78s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 5h 13m 27.84s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 4' 44.074"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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