2302 November the 11th
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 661.36s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2302/11/11 at 19h 29m 3.36s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
228° 29' 42.584". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 11' 48.87". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
228° 29' 42.584". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.79". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.87". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.03". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 8.0". |
| 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 11 th at 17h 50m 53.4s |
- 37° 14.7' |
-64° 34.4' |
+ 91° 42.5' |
-17° 32.5' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 17h 53m 21.0s |
- 37° 36.6' |
-65° 1.1' |
+ 92° 19.6' |
-17° 32.4' |
| Least angular distance |
the 11 th at 19h 46m 43.5s |
-116° 28.9' |
-60° 45.6' |
+120° 50.7' |
-17° 29.1' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 21h 40m 29.3s |
-114° 27.0' |
-21° 20.1' |
+149° 27.6' |
-17° 25.8' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 11 th at 21h 42m 56.9s |
-114° 2.9' |
-20° 45.2' |
+150° 4.7' |
-17° 25.7' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 3h 52m 3.46s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 3h 47m 8.30s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 231.51 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 62.77 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 65.17 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 233.90 R
- Least topocentric distance : 11' 37.779"
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 11 th at 17h 51m 54.7s |
+ 91° 57.9' |
-17° 32.4' |
+160° 43.3' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 17h 54m 22.9s |
+ 92° 35.2' |
-17° 32.4' |
+161° 20.4' |
| Least angular distance |
the 11 th at 19h 46m 54.4s |
+120° 53.4' |
-17° 29.1' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 21h 39m 27.3s |
+149° 12.0' |
-17° 25.8' |
+247° 29.3' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 11 th at 21h 41m 55.6s |
+149° 49.3' |
-17° 25.8' |
+248° 6.4' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 3h 50m 0.91s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 3h 45m 4.37s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 11' 41.927"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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