2269 November the 12th
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 567.89s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2269/11/12 at 8h 34m 38.91s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
230° 3' 4.186". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 5' 5.34". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
230° 3' 4.186". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.42". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.88". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.02". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 8.5". |
| 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 12 th at 6h 4m 13.0s |
+170° 22.5' |
-40° 0.3' |
- 85° 7.5' |
-17° 53.0' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 6h 5m 59.9s |
+170° 42.9' |
-40° 10.7' |
- 84° 40.6' |
-17° 52.9' |
| Least angular distance |
the 12 th at 8h 42m 14.0s |
+ 78° 56.3' |
-60° 45.1' |
- 45° 22.5' |
-17° 48.5' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 11h 18m 37.5s |
+ 81° 22.5' |
+ 5° 17.6' |
- 6° 2.2' |
-17° 44.0' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 12 th at 11h 20m 24.4s |
+ 81° 45.3' |
+ 5° 28.4' |
- 5° 35.3' |
-17° 44.0' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 16m 11.43s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 5h 12m 37.55s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 232.48 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 159.51 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 161.91 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 234.89 R
- Least topocentric distance : 4' 58.327"
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 12 th at 6h 4m 57.4s |
- 84° 56.3' |
-17° 53.0' |
+132° 13.8' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 6h 6m 44.4s |
- 84° 29.4' |
-17° 52.9' |
+132° 25.3' |
| Least angular distance |
the 12 th at 8h 42m 16.5s |
- 45° 21.9' |
-17° 48.5' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 12 th at 11h 17m 53.0s |
- 6° 13.4' |
-17° 44.0' |
+275° 26.8' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 12 th at 11h 19m 40.0s |
- 5° 46.4' |
-17° 44.0' |
+275° 38.3' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 14m 42.54s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 5h 11m 8.56s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 5' 2.461"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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