2144 November 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 277.01s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2144/11/11 at 11h 59m 23.78s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
229° 29' 39.130". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 1' 54.69". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
229° 29' 39.130". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.74". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.88". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.02". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 8.9". |
| True semi-diameter of Mercury |
4.98". |
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 11 th at 9h 17m 27.2s |
-136° 14.0' |
-29° 32.4' |
- 36° 51.7' |
-17° 41.8' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 9h 19m 9.3s |
-135° 50.5' |
-29° 36.1' |
- 36° 26.1' |
-17° 41.8' |
| Least angular distance |
the 11 th at 12h 2m 12.8s |
+128° 40.5' |
-60° 37.6' |
+ 4° 35.0' |
-17° 37.1' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 14h 45m 22.5s |
+129° 20.1' |
+16° 27.8' |
+ 45° 37.5' |
-17° 32.4' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 11 th at 14h 47m 4.5s |
+129° 43.9' |
+16° 31.5' |
+ 46° 3.2' |
-17° 32.3' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 29m 37.31s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 5h 26m 13.22s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 233.06 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 205.81 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 208.22 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 235.47 R
- Least topocentric distance : 1' 48.601"
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 11 th at 9h 18m 9.6s |
- 36° 41.1' |
-17° 41.8' |
+120° 57.3' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 9h 19m 51.7s |
- 36° 15.4' |
-17° 41.8' |
+121° 1.3' |
| Least angular distance |
the 11 th at 12h 2m 13.6s |
+ 4° 35.2' |
-17° 37.1' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 14h 44m 40.2s |
+ 45° 26.9' |
-17° 32.4' |
+287° 11.3' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 11 th at 14h 46m 22.2s |
+ 45° 52.6' |
-17° 32.4' |
+287° 15.3' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 28m 12.59s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 5h 24m 48.49s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 1' 52.727"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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