2315 November the 14th
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 700.11s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2315/11/14 at 13h 23m 18.48s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
231° 5' 48.816". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 3' 22.17". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
231° 5' 48.816". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.75". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.88". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.02". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 8.6". |
| 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 14 th at 10h 45m 41.0s |
-116° 22.0' |
-33° 49.1' |
- 14° 48.0' |
-18° 7.7' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 10h 47m 24.7s |
-115° 59.7' |
-33° 55.8' |
- 14° 21.9' |
-18° 7.7' |
| Least angular distance |
the 14 th at 13h 28m 18.1s |
+151° 20.8' |
-60° 49.0' |
+ 26° 6.4' |
-18° 3.1' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 16h 9m 19.0s |
+152° 5.1' |
+11° 0.1' |
+ 66° 36.6' |
-17° 58.6' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 14 th at 16h 11m 2.7s |
+152° 28.3' |
+11° 7.0' |
+ 67° 2.7' |
-17° 58.5' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 25m 21.75s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 5h 21m 54.21s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 232.63 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 184.53 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 186.94 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 235.04 R
- Least topocentric distance : 3' 15.118"
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 14 th at 10h 46m 24.1s |
- 14° 37.2' |
-18° 7.7' |
+125° 37.0' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 10h 48m 7.9s |
- 14° 11.1' |
-18° 7.7' |
+125° 44.3' |
| Least angular distance |
the 14 th at 13h 28m 19.5s |
+ 26° 6.8' |
-18° 3.1' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 14 th at 16h 8m 35.8s |
+ 66° 25.7' |
-17° 58.6' |
+281° 28.0' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 14 th at 16h 10m 19.6s |
+ 66° 51.9' |
-17° 58.5' |
+281° 35.3' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 23m 55.50s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 5h 20m 27.93s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 3' 19.250"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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