2157 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 302.61s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2157/11/14 at 5h 49m 37.76s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
232° 6' 19.968". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 6' 31.45". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
232° 6' 19.968". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.41". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.88". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.00". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 9.4". |
| 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 3h 8m 10.2s |
+141° 31.9' |
- 0° 10.8' |
-129° 18.7' |
-18° 15.1' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 3h 10m 0.2s |
+142° 3.9' |
+ 0° 3.9' |
-128° 51.0' |
-18° 15.0' |
| Least angular distance |
the 14 th at 5h 40m 0.8s |
-144° 26.0' |
+60° 40.5' |
- 91° 6.8' |
-18° 10.8' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 8h 10m 7.9s |
+ 17° 9.9' |
+43° 39.3' |
- 53° 20.9' |
-18° 6.6' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 14 th at 8h 11m 57.9s |
+ 17° 46.2' |
+43° 25.5' |
- 52° 53.2' |
-18° 6.5' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 3m 47.62s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 5h 0m 7.74s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 234.08 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -140.18 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -142.60 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 236.49 R
- Least topocentric distance : 6' 22.780"
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 3h 8m 55.8s |
-129° 7.2' |
-18° 15.0' |
+ 90° 5.0' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 3h 10m 45.8s |
-128° 39.5' |
-18° 15.0' |
+ 89° 49.5' |
| Least angular distance |
the 14 th at 5h 40m 2.3s |
- 91° 6.4' |
-18° 10.8' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 8h 9m 22.4s |
- 53° 32.3' |
-18° 6.6' |
+316° 43.8' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 14 th at 8h 11m 12.5s |
- 53° 4.7' |
-18° 6.5' |
+316° 28.3' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 2m 16.69s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 4h 58m 36.63s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 6' 26.889"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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