2846 December the 16th and 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 3207.33s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2846/12/16 at 23h 28m 38.58s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Venus |
265° 5' 19.150". |
| Geocentric latitude of Venus |
+0° 7' 17.92". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
265° 5' 19.150". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.29". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.92". |
| Equatorial parallax of Venus |
33.15". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 13.1". |
| True semi-diameter of Venus |
31.46". |
General phases
| Phases |
Date and instant
in UTC |
Position of the contacts |
Venus being in the Zenith in |
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| Longitude | Latitude | Longitude | Latitude |
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| Ingress, exterior contact |
the 16 th at 19h 24m 24.4s |
+ 28° 4.0' |
+12° 26.4' |
+112° 12.8' |
-23° 10.0' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 19h 41m 24.4s |
+ 33° 2.5' |
+14° 2.7' |
+116° 29.0' |
-23° 9.8' |
| Least angular distance |
the 16 th at 23h 11m 46.2s |
+142° 47.9' |
+64° 18.6' |
+169° 18.7' |
-23° 7.3' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 17 th at 2h 42m 6.2s |
- 65° 16.9' |
+34° 19.1' |
-137° 51.9' |
-23° 4.8' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 17 th at 2h 59m 6.2s |
- 60° 2.7' |
+32° 46.6' |
-133° 35.7' |
-23° 4.6' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 7h 34m 41.87s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 7h 0m 41.73s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 38.85 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -21.03 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -23.62 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 41.45 R
- Least topocentric distance : 6' 47.931"
Geocentric phases
| Geocentric phases |
Date and instant in UTC |
Venus 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 19h 30m 55.5s |
+113° 51.0' |
-23° 9.9' |
+ 75° 52.1' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 19h 48m 1.6s |
+118° 8.7' |
-23° 9.7' |
+ 74° 1.4' |
| Least angular distance |
the 16 th at 23h 11m 45.5s |
+169° 18.6' |
-23° 7.3' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 17 th at 2h 35m 29.4s |
-139° 31.6' |
-23° 4.9' |
+308° 27.3' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 17 th at 2h 52m 35.4s |
-135° 13.9' |
-23° 4.7' |
+306° 36.5' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 7h 21m 39.95s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 6h 47m 27.83s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 7' 12.100"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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