2256 November the 9th
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 532.96s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2256/11/9 at 14h 39m 7.34s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
227° 26' 40.598". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 13' 37.34". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
227° 26' 40.598". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.97". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.87". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.03". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 7.9". |
| True semi-diameter of Mercury |
4.99". |
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 13h 25m 43.5s |
-124° 5.9' |
-71° 8.9' |
+ 25° 28.7' |
-17° 16.0' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 9 th at 13h 28m 47.0s |
-125° 45.2' |
-71° 32.9' |
+ 26° 14.9' |
-17° 15.9' |
| Least angular distance |
the 9 th at 14h 59m 27.2s |
+170° 48.1' |
-60° 42.2' |
+ 49° 3.2' |
-17° 13.3' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 9 th at 16h 30m 35.9s |
+171° 29.2' |
-30° 38.0' |
+ 71° 58.8' |
-17° 10.6' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 9 th at 16h 33m 39.4s |
+171° 54.4' |
-29° 48.4' |
+ 72° 44.9' |
-17° 10.5' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 3h 7m 55.96s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 3h 1m 48.90s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 231.33 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 37.36 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 39.75 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 233.72 R
- Least topocentric distance : 13' 23.299"
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 13h 26m 59.4s |
+ 25° 47.8' |
-17° 16.0' |
+170° 55.5' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 9 th at 13h 30m 4.7s |
+ 26° 34.4' |
-17° 15.9' |
+171° 48.9' |
| Least angular distance |
the 9 th at 14h 59m 40.9s |
+ 49° 6.7' |
-17° 13.3' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 9 th at 16h 29m 18.1s |
+ 71° 39.2' |
-17° 10.6' |
+237° 38.3' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 9 th at 16h 32m 23.4s |
+ 72° 25.8' |
-17° 10.5' |
+238° 31.7' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 3h 5m 24.05s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 2h 59m 13.42s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 13' 27.449"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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