2062 May the 10th and the 11th
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 139.79s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
Conjunction on 2062/5/10 at 22h 0m 37.92s. |
Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
50° 32' 11.037". |
Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 8' 48.70". |
Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
50° 32' 11.037". |
Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.68". |
Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.71". |
Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
15.80". |
True semi-diameter of the Sun |
15' 50.4". |
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 |
Longitude | Latitude | Longitude | Latitude |
Ingress, exterior contact |
the 10 th at 18h 13m 57.7s |
+ 6° 47.3' |
- 6° 22.2' |
+ 94° 6.1' |
+17° 48.5' |
Ingress, interior contact |
the 10 th at 18h 17m 33.5s |
+ 7° 49.8' |
- 6° 49.2' |
+ 95° 0.3' |
+17° 48.4' |
Least angular distance |
the 10 th at 21h 36m 41.0s |
+ 87° 51.8' |
-58° 56.1' |
+144° 59.7' |
+17° 44.8' |
Egress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 0h 55m 25.7s |
-103° 0.1' |
-54° 37.9' |
-165° 6.5' |
+17° 41.1' |
Egress, exterior contact |
the 11 th at 0h 59m 1.5s |
-101° 40.6' |
-54° 14.1' |
-164° 12.3' |
+17° 41.0' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 6h 45m 3.79s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 6h 37m 52.15s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 133.24 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 59.80 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 61.50 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 134.95 R
- Least topocentric distance : 8' 33.459"
Geocentric phases
Geocentric phases |
Date and instant in UTC |
Mercury being in the Zenith in |
Position Angle P |
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Longitude | Latitude |
Ingress, exterior contact |
the 10 th at 18h 16m 4.0s |
+ 94° 37.8' |
+17° 48.4' |
+ 96° 55.7' |
Ingress, interior contact |
the 10 th at 18h 19m 40.5s |
+ 95° 32.2' |
+17° 48.4' |
+ 97° 24.5' |
Least angular distance |
the 10 th at 21h 36m 34.0s |
+144° 58.0' |
+17° 44.8' |
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Egress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 0h 53m 18.7s |
-165° 38.4' |
+17° 41.1' |
+210° 44.4' |
Egress, exterior contact |
the 11 th at 0h 56m 55.2s |
-164° 44.0' |
+17° 41.1' |
+211° 13.1' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 6h 40m 51.23s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 6h 33m 38.23s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 8' 40.529"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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