1539 October the 26th and the 27th
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 168.34s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 1539/10/26 at 21h 42m 3.44s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
222° 34' 40.895". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 0' 59.27". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
222° 34' 40.895". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.19". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.89". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.01". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 9.8". |
| 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 26 th at 18h 58m 30.4s |
+ 10° 29.4' |
-28° 44.3' |
+108° 21.7' |
-15° 45.1' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 26 th at 19h 0m 11.5s |
+ 10° 53.5' |
-28° 46.3' |
+108° 47.1' |
-15° 45.1' |
| Least angular distance |
the 26 th at 21h 43m 31.1s |
- 91° 13.4' |
-59° 58.5' |
+149° 52.0' |
-15° 40.1' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 27 th at 0h 26m 55.7s |
- 86° 21.3' |
+21° 41.0' |
-169° 1.9' |
-15° 35.0' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 27 th at 0h 28m 36.8s |
- 85° 57.1' |
+21° 42.9' |
-168° 36.5' |
-15° 35.0' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 30m 6.37s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 5h 26m 44.21s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 233.95 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 219.69 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 222.10 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 236.36 R
- Least topocentric distance : 0' 54.714"
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 26 th at 18h 59m 12.3s |
+108° 32.2' |
-15° 45.1' |
+119° 45.9' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 26 th at 19h 0m 53.4s |
+108° 57.7' |
-15° 45.0' |
+119° 47.9' |
| Least angular distance |
the 26 th at 21h 43m 31.2s |
+149° 52.0' |
-15° 40.1' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 27 th at 0h 26m 13.9s |
-169° 12.4' |
-15° 35.1' |
+292° 27.2' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 27 th at 0h 27m 55.0s |
-168° 47.0' |
-15° 35.0' |
+292° 29.2' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 28m 42.67s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 5h 25m 20.52s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 0' 58.828"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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