1569 April the 22nd
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 131.96s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 1569/4/22 at 3h 0m 28.08s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
41° 19' 27.725". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 11' 17.01". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
41° 19' 27.725". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.17". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.71". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
15.76". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
15' 50.4". |
| True semi-diameter of Mercury |
6.03". |
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 22 nd at 0h 37m 23.2s |
+ 61° 25.5' |
+67° 0.2' |
-169° 53.1' |
+15° 29.2' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 22 nd at 0h 41m 33.9s |
+ 61° 15.8' |
+67° 31.1' |
-168° 50.2' |
+15° 29.1' |
| Least angular distance |
the 22 nd at 3h 30m 50.7s |
- 10° 45.2' |
+58° 15.3' |
-126° 20.4' |
+15° 25.8' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 22 nd at 6h 19m 39.7s |
+ 9° 49.7' |
+15° 40.7' |
- 83° 57.6' |
+15° 22.6' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 22 nd at 6h 23m 50.4s |
+ 10° 40.3' |
+15° 0.2' |
- 82° 54.7' |
+15° 22.5' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 46m 27.21s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 5h 38m 5.84s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 133.98 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -39.46 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -41.17 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 135.69 R
- Least topocentric distance : 10' 59.203"
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 22 nd at 0h 39m 48.9s |
-169° 16.6' |
+15° 29.1' |
+ 17° 24.4' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 22 nd at 0h 44m 1.3s |
-168° 13.2' |
+15° 29.1' |
+ 16° 41.7' |
| Least angular distance |
the 22 nd at 3h 30m 35.9s |
-126° 24.2' |
+15° 25.8' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 22 nd at 6h 17m 11.7s |
- 84° 34.8' |
+15° 22.6' |
+286° 35.3' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 22 nd at 6h 21m 24.1s |
- 83° 31.4' |
+15° 22.5' |
+285° 52.5' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 41m 35.26s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 5h 33m 10.36s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 11' 6.234"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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