1707 May the 5th and the 6th
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 7.47s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 1707/5/5 at 23h 28m 48.08s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
44° 40' 16.077". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 1' 6.03". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
44° 40' 16.077". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.41". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.71". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
15.78". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
15' 50.2". |
| True semi-diameter of Mercury |
6.04". |
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 5 th at 19h 31m 45.0s |
+ 14° 27.1' |
+30° 20.1' |
+113° 36.7' |
+16° 21.5' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 5 th at 19h 34m 46.3s |
+ 15° 11.1' |
+30° 22.7' |
+114° 22.2' |
+16° 21.5' |
| Least angular distance |
the 5 th at 23h 31m 45.8s |
- 67° 49.9' |
+58° 26.3' |
+173° 51.9' |
+16° 17.0' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 6 th at 3h 28m 36.3s |
- 44° 19.3' |
-22° 40.3' |
-126° 40.6' |
+16° 12.5' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 6 th at 3h 31m 37.6s |
- 43° 35.2' |
-22° 42.9' |
-125° 55.1' |
+16° 12.4' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 7h 59m 52.61s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 7h 53m 50.05s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 133.43 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -124.31 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -126.02 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 135.14 R
- Least topocentric distance : 0' 57.481"
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 5 th at 19h 33m 31.0s |
+114° 3.3' |
+16° 21.5' |
+ 58° 25.6' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 5 th at 19h 36m 32.3s |
+114° 48.8' |
+16° 21.5' |
+ 58° 22.8' |
| Least angular distance |
the 5 th at 23h 31m 44.3s |
+173° 51.5' |
+16° 17.0' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 6 th at 3h 26m 50.0s |
-127° 7.3' |
+16° 12.5' |
+246° 27.8' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 6 th at 3h 29m 51.4s |
-126° 21.8' |
+16° 12.5' |
+246° 24.9' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 7h 56m 20.31s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 7h 50m 17.73s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 1' 4.540"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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