1953 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 29.97s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 1953/11/14 at 17h 14m 53.18s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
232° 3' 4.246". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 14' 31.36". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
232° 3' 4.246". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.52". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.89". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
12.99". |
| 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 15h 35m 32.2s |
- 17° 32.1' |
+36° 4.2' |
+ 57° 32.1' |
-18° 5.9' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 15h 39m 7.4s |
- 16° 5.7' |
+37° 5.5' |
+ 58° 26.3' |
-18° 5.8' |
| Least angular distance |
the 14 th at 16h 53m 39.2s |
+ 24° 21.8' |
+60° 29.0' |
+ 77° 11.3' |
-18° 3.7' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 18h 8m 26.9s |
+108° 14.3' |
+70° 42.7' |
+ 96° 0.2' |
-18° 1.6' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 14 th at 18h 12m 2.1s |
+112° 21.6' |
+70° 27.2' |
+ 96° 54.3' |
-18° 1.5' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 2h 36m 29.85s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 2h 29m 19.57s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 235.20 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -25.22 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -27.64 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 237.62 R
- Least topocentric distance : 14' 17.666"
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 15h 37m 0.0s |
+ 57° 54.2' |
-18° 5.9' |
+ 51° 18.1' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 15h 40m 38.5s |
+ 58° 49.2' |
-18° 5.8' |
+ 50° 9.7' |
| Least angular distance |
the 14 th at 16h 53m 47.4s |
+ 77° 13.3' |
-18° 3.7' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 18h 6m 56.0s |
+ 95° 37.4' |
-18° 1.7' |
+356° 25.1' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 14 th at 18h 10m 34.5s |
+ 96° 32.3' |
-18° 1.6' |
+355° 16.7' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 2h 33m 34.53s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 2h 26m 17.55s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 14' 21.758"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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