2266 May 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 558.36s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2266/5/10 at 16h 10m 24.34s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
49° 58' 17.808". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 8' 58.99". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
49° 58' 17.808". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.60". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.72". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
15.72". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
15' 51.3". |
| True semi-diameter of Mercury |
6.01". |
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 10 th at 13h 14m 52.7s |
- 97° 7.1' |
+55° 14.8' |
+ 19° 23.6' |
+17° 54.5' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 10 th at 13h 18m 26.9s |
- 96° 40.5' |
+55° 38.8' |
+ 20° 17.4' |
+17° 54.4' |
| Least angular distance |
the 10 th at 16h 34m 22.0s |
-168° 40.3' |
+59° 10.4' |
+ 69° 28.7' |
+17° 50.8' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 10 th at 19h 49m 55.3s |
-149° 33.5' |
+ 7° 43.8' |
+118° 34.5' |
+17° 47.1' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 10 th at 19h 53m 29.6s |
-148° 49.1' |
+ 7° 16.5' |
+119° 28.3' |
+17° 47.1' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 6h 38m 36.93s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 6h 31m 28.48s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 134.91 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -59.32 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -61.04 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 136.63 R
- Least topocentric distance : 8' 42.706"
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 10 th at 13h 16m 56.9s |
+ 19° 54.8' |
+17° 54.5' |
+ 30° 27.3' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 10 th at 13h 20m 31.8s |
+ 20° 48.7' |
+17° 54.4' |
+ 29° 58.3' |
| Least angular distance |
the 10 th at 16h 34m 14.7s |
+ 69° 26.8' |
+17° 50.8' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 10 th at 19h 47m 49.9s |
+118° 3.0' |
+17° 47.2' |
+278° 21.1' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 10 th at 19h 51m 24.9s |
+118° 57.0' |
+17° 47.1' |
+277° 52.1' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 6h 34m 27.98s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 6h 27m 18.13s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 8' 49.695"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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