2203 November the 16th
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 401.86s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2203/11/16 at 10h 39m 20.20s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
233° 8' 58.698". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 8' 13.46". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
233° 8' 58.698". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.40". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.88". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.00". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 9.5". |
| 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 16 th at 8h 4m 3.1s |
-142° 16.1' |
+ 6° 30.7' |
- 55° 21.9' |
-18° 28.7' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 8h 5m 59.6s |
-141° 40.7' |
+ 6° 50.3' |
- 54° 52.6' |
-18° 28.6' |
| Least angular distance |
the 16 th at 10h 27m 12.2s |
- 71° 44.5' |
+60° 44.4' |
- 19° 21.1' |
-18° 24.7' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 12h 48m 32.7s |
+ 82° 7.1' |
+49° 12.2' |
+ 16° 12.3' |
-18° 20.7' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 16 th at 12h 50m 29.3s |
+ 82° 51.2' |
+48° 54.3' |
+ 16° 41.6' |
-18° 20.7' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 4h 46m 26.26s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 4h 42m 33.11s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 234.22 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -115.56 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -117.98 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 236.63 R
- Least topocentric distance : 8' 4.536"
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 16 th at 8h 4m 51.3s |
- 55° 9.8' |
-18° 28.6' |
+ 83° 1.7' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 8h 6m 48.0s |
- 54° 40.4' |
-18° 28.6' |
+ 82° 40.9' |
| Least angular distance |
the 16 th at 10h 27m 14.5s |
- 19° 20.6' |
-18° 24.7' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 12h 47m 44.5s |
+ 16° 0.2' |
-18° 20.8' |
+323° 10.9' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 16 th at 12h 49m 41.2s |
+ 16° 29.5' |
-18° 20.7' |
+322° 50.2' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 4h 44m 49.95s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 4h 40m 56.47s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 8' 8.644"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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