2374 November the 17th
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 889.55s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2374/11/17 at 12h 5m 56.22s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
234° 45' 34.673". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 6' 48.48". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
234° 45' 34.673". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.37". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.88". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.00". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 9.2". |
| True semi-diameter of Mercury |
4.97". |
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 17 th at 9h 25m 12.5s |
-123° 36.4' |
+ 1° 43.8' |
- 35° 6.3' |
-18° 53.0' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 17 th at 9h 27m 3.5s |
-123° 3.8' |
+ 1° 59.3' |
- 34° 38.3' |
-18° 52.9' |
| Least angular distance |
the 17 th at 11h 55m 51.8s |
- 48° 25.0' |
+60° 56.0' |
+ 2° 47.8' |
-18° 48.9' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 17 th at 14h 24m 47.0s |
+110° 2.1' |
+43° 40.7' |
+ 40° 15.6' |
-18° 44.8' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 17 th at 14h 26m 38.1s |
+110° 39.5' |
+43° 26.3' |
+ 40° 43.6' |
-18° 44.8' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 1m 25.62s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 4h 57m 43.50s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 233.83 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -135.74 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -138.15 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 236.25 R
- Least topocentric distance : 6' 40.405"
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 17 th at 9h 25m 58.5s |
- 34° 54.7' |
-18° 53.0' |
+ 88° 4.2' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 17 th at 9h 27m 49.6s |
- 34° 26.7' |
-18° 52.9' |
+ 87° 47.9' |
| Least angular distance |
the 17 th at 11h 55m 53.4s |
+ 2° 48.2' |
-18° 48.9' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 17 th at 14h 24m 1.0s |
+ 40° 4.1' |
-18° 44.8' |
+317° 0.0' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 17 th at 14h 25m 52.2s |
+ 40° 32.0' |
-18° 44.8' |
+316° 43.7' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 4h 59m 53.71s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 4h 56m 11.39s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 6' 44.518"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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