2325 May the 15th
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 729.11s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2325/5/15 at 6h 46m 15.54s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
54° 10' 21.522". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 11' 53.21". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
54° 10' 21.522". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.21". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.71". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
15.79". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
15' 50.6". |
| True semi-diameter of Mercury |
6.04". |
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 15 th at 3h 28m 52.8s |
+150° 46.6' |
-20° 43.0' |
-127° 14.2' |
+18° 39.0' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 15 th at 3h 33m 18.4s |
+152° 10.2' |
-21° 27.1' |
-126° 7.5' |
+18° 38.9' |
| Least angular distance |
the 15 th at 6h 14m 1.9s |
-140° 7.0' |
-59° 19.1' |
- 85° 46.4' |
+18° 36.0' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 15 th at 8h 54m 11.5s |
- 1° 24.1' |
-64° 8.6' |
- 45° 33.8' |
+18° 33.1' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 15 th at 8h 58m 37.1s |
+ 1° 0.5' |
-63° 37.3' |
- 44° 27.1' |
+18° 33.1' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 29m 44.34s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 5h 20m 53.06s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 133.40 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 34.34 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 36.04 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 135.11 R
- Least topocentric distance : 11' 34.390"
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 15 th at 3h 31m 27.8s |
-126° 35.3' |
+18° 39.0' |
+112° 17.2' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 15 th at 3h 35m 55.8s |
-125° 28.0' |
+18° 38.9' |
+113° 5.1' |
| Least angular distance |
the 15 th at 6h 13m 47.4s |
- 85° 50.0' |
+18° 36.0' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 15 th at 8h 51m 34.2s |
- 46° 13.2' |
+18° 33.2' |
+197° 22.7' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 15 th at 8h 56m 2.2s |
- 45° 6.0' |
+18° 33.1' |
+198° 10.7' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 24m 34.42s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 5h 15m 38.49s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 11' 41.452"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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