2387 November the 20th
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 934.31s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2387/11/20 at 5h 50m 45.42s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
237° 22' 1.753". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 15' 7.19". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
237° 22' 1.753". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.28". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.89". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
12.99". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 9.6". |
| 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 20 th at 4h 23m 4.8s |
+178° 52.7' |
+41° 47.9' |
-110° 40.9' |
-19° 19.3' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 20 th at 4h 27m 25.0s |
-179° 10.2' |
+43° 2.4' |
-109° 35.4' |
-19° 19.2' |
| Least angular distance |
the 20 th at 5h 28m 33.4s |
-142° 47.8' |
+60° 59.7' |
- 94° 12.5' |
-19° 17.6' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 20 th at 6h 29m 59.7s |
- 76° 55.5' |
+69° 52.4' |
- 78° 45.0' |
-19° 15.9' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 20 th at 6h 34m 20.0s |
- 71° 49.4' |
+69° 46.8' |
- 77° 39.6' |
-19° 15.8' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 2h 11m 15.21s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 2h 2m 34.72s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 234.78 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -16.23 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -18.65 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 237.20 R
- Least topocentric distance : 14' 53.900"
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 20 th at 4h 24m 50.4s |
-110° 14.3' |
-19° 19.2' |
+ 44° 27.2' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 20 th at 4h 29m 17.1s |
-109° 7.2' |
-19° 19.1' |
+ 43° 0.2' |
| Least angular distance |
the 20 th at 5h 28m 42.3s |
- 94° 10.3' |
-19° 17.5' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 20 th at 6h 28m 7.8s |
- 79° 13.2' |
-19° 16.0' |
+359° 58.6' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 20 th at 6h 32m 34.6s |
- 78° 6.1' |
-19° 15.9' |
+358° 31.6' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 2h 7m 44.24s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 1h 58m 50.71s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 14' 57.997"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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