1651 November the 2nd and the 3rd
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 45.68s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 1651/11/3 at 0h 33m 20.47s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
220° 31' 4.390". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 12' 38.34". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
220° 31' 4.390". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.58". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.88". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.03". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 8.9". |
| 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 2 nd at 23h 5m 45.0s |
+ 33° 27.2' |
-70° 40.3' |
+170° 24.1' |
-15° 15.1' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 2 nd at 23h 8m 24.8s |
+ 32° 27.6' |
-71° 7.5' |
+171° 4.3' |
-15° 15.0' |
| Least angular distance |
the 3 rd at 0h 52m 6.4s |
- 46° 15.6' |
-60° 2.6' |
-162° 50.9' |
-15° 11.8' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 3 rd at 2h 36m 11.6s |
- 40° 51.2' |
-23° 33.6' |
-136° 40.2' |
-15° 8.6' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 3 rd at 2h 38m 51.4s |
- 40° 24.6' |
-22° 52.5' |
-136° 0.0' |
-15° 8.5' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 3h 33m 6.41s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 3h 27m 46.85s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 232.35 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 51.40 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 53.80 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 234.76 R
- Least topocentric distance : 12' 26.557"
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 2 nd at 23h 6m 51.1s |
+170° 40.7' |
-15° 15.1' |
+167° 12.2' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 2 nd at 23h 9m 31.9s |
+171° 21.1' |
-15° 15.0' |
+167° 55.4' |
| Least angular distance |
the 3 rd at 0h 52m 18.2s |
-162° 48.0' |
-15° 11.8' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 3 rd at 2h 35m 4.5s |
-136° 57.1' |
-15° 8.6' |
+245° 24.8' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 3 rd at 2h 37m 45.3s |
-136° 16.6' |
-15° 8.5' |
+246° 8.0' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 3h 30m 54.23s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 3h 25m 32.65s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 12' 30.693"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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