2328 November the 16th
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 739.96s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2328/11/16 at 7h 16m 16.41s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
233° 42' 47.277". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 5' 4.52". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
233° 42' 47.277". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.04". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.88". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.01". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 9.1". |
| 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 16 th at 4h 31m 15.6s |
+160° 43.8' |
- 4° 47.2' |
-108° 33.4' |
-18° 39.7' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 4h 33m 1.9s |
+161° 13.7' |
- 4° 36.2' |
-108° 6.6' |
-18° 39.6' |
| Least angular distance |
the 16 th at 7h 8m 45.8s |
-121° 5.3' |
+60° 52.3' |
- 68° 56.0' |
-18° 35.3' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 9h 44m 35.5s |
+ 43° 49.1' |
+38° 10.5' |
- 29° 43.9' |
-18° 31.0' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 16 th at 9h 46m 21.8s |
+ 44° 21.3' |
+37° 59.9' |
- 29° 17.2' |
-18° 31.0' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 15m 6.22s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 5h 11m 33.61s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 233.69 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -160.66 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -163.07 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 236.10 R
- Least topocentric distance : 4' 57.205"
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 16 th at 4h 31m 59.7s |
-108° 22.3' |
-18° 39.6' |
+ 94° 56.5' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 4h 33m 46.0s |
-107° 55.5' |
-18° 39.6' |
+ 94° 44.8' |
| Least angular distance |
the 16 th at 7h 8m 47.0s |
- 68° 55.7' |
-18° 35.3' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 16 th at 9h 43m 51.5s |
- 29° 55.0' |
-18° 31.0' |
+310° 45.1' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 16 th at 9h 45m 37.8s |
- 29° 28.2' |
-18° 31.0' |
+310° 33.4' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 13m 38.16s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 5h 10m 5.46s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 5' 1.320"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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