2141 May the 9th and the 10th
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 270.29s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2141/5/10 at 3h 38m 21.48s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
49° 41' 54.618". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 1' 49.71". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
49° 41' 54.618". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.21". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.71". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
15.76". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
15' 50.9". |
| True semi-diameter of Mercury |
6.03". |
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 9 th at 23h 45m 13.4s |
+ 76° 32.4' |
+31° 5.9' |
+176° 55.4' |
+17° 44.9' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 9 th at 23h 48m 14.3s |
+ 77° 15.3' |
+31° 10.4' |
+177° 40.8' |
+17° 44.8' |
| Least angular distance |
the 10 th at 3h 43m 17.3s |
- 1° 25.1' |
+59° 1.0' |
-123° 18.5' |
+17° 40.5' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 10 th at 7h 38m 10.7s |
+ 18° 54.2' |
-18° 31.4' |
- 64° 20.2' |
+17° 36.1' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 10 th at 7h 41m 11.6s |
+ 19° 37.5' |
-18° 36.0' |
- 63° 34.8' |
+17° 36.0' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 7h 55m 58.15s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 7h 49m 56.42s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 134.15 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -118.80 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -120.51 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 135.86 R
- Least topocentric distance : 1' 41.093"
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 9 th at 23h 46m 58.9s |
+177° 21.9' |
+17° 44.8' |
+ 57° 20.2' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 9 th at 23h 49m 59.7s |
+178° 7.3' |
+17° 44.8' |
+ 57° 15.3' |
| Least angular distance |
the 10 th at 3h 43m 19.3s |
-123° 18.0' |
+17° 40.5' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 10 th at 7h 36m 24.9s |
- 64° 46.8' |
+17° 36.1' |
+250° 39.9' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 10 th at 7h 39m 25.8s |
- 64° 1.3' |
+17° 36.1' |
+250° 35.1' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 7h 52m 26.95s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 7h 46m 25.18s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 1' 48.119"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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