1907 November the 14th
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 6.36s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 1907/11/14 at 12h 25m 22.11s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
230° 59' 9.544". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 12' 45.89". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
230° 59' 9.544". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.78". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.89". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.00". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 10.2". |
| True semi-diameter of Mercury |
4.97". |
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 14 th at 10h 22m 33.6s |
-100° 46.5' |
+25° 40.9' |
- 20° 42.5' |
-17° 51.9' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 10h 25m 13.7s |
- 99° 49.8' |
+26° 22.1' |
- 20° 2.2' |
-17° 51.8' |
| Least angular distance |
the 14 th at 12h 6m 39.4s |
- 48° 17.3' |
+60° 25.6' |
+ 5° 28.7' |
-17° 48.9' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 13h 48m 18.2s |
+ 70° 41.0' |
+66° 20.2' |
+ 31° 3.0' |
-17° 46.0' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 14 th at 13h 50m 58.3s |
+ 72° 44.7' |
+65° 53.1' |
+ 31° 43.2' |
-17° 45.9' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 3h 28m 24.61s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 3h 23m 4.51s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 235.06 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -50.31 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -52.73 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 237.49 R
- Least topocentric distance : 12' 34.551"
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 14 th at 10h 23m 39.4s |
- 20° 25.9' |
-17° 51.9' |
+ 62° 41.4' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 10h 26m 20.5s |
- 19° 45.4' |
-17° 51.8' |
+ 61° 57.0' |
| Least angular distance |
the 14 th at 12h 6m 44.5s |
+ 5° 30.0' |
-17° 48.9' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 13h 47m 11.6s |
+ 30° 46.2' |
-17° 46.0' |
+345° 18.8' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 14 th at 13h 49m 52.7s |
+ 31° 26.8' |
-17° 46.0' |
+344° 34.4' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 3h 26m 13.27s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 3h 20m 51.07s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 12' 38.646"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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