2394 November the 13th
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 958.77s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2394/11/13 at 5h 8m 13.96s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
230° 36' 21.560". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
-0° 8' 17.41". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
230° 36' 21.560". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.29". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.87". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
13.03". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
16' 8.1". |
| 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 13 th at 2h 56m 49.1s |
+115° 59.7' |
-50° 51.4' |
-131° 55.4' |
-18° 3.7' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 13 th at 2h 58m 47.3s |
+116° 13.2' |
-51° 9.4' |
-131° 25.7' |
-18° 3.6' |
| Least angular distance |
the 13 th at 5h 20m 37.1s |
+ 28° 47.3' |
-60° 53.1' |
- 95° 45.1' |
-17° 59.6' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 13 th at 7h 42m 41.7s |
+ 31° 16.6' |
- 6° 42.7' |
- 60° 0.8' |
-17° 55.5' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 13 th at 7h 44m 39.9s |
+ 31° 39.3' |
- 6° 23.0' |
- 59° 31.0' |
-17° 55.5' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 4h 47m 50.79s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 4h 43m 54.35s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 231.86 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : 113.35 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : 115.75 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 234.26 R
- Least topocentric distance : 8' 8.148"
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 13 th at 2h 57m 38.3s |
-131° 43.0' |
-18° 3.6' |
+144° 19.8' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 13 th at 2h 59m 36.7s |
-131° 13.3' |
-18° 3.6' |
+144° 40.6' |
| Least angular distance |
the 13 th at 5h 20m 42.9s |
- 95° 43.6' |
-17° 59.6' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 13 th at 7h 41m 52.3s |
- 60° 13.2' |
-17° 55.6' |
+262° 50.8' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 13 th at 7h 43m 50.7s |
- 59° 43.4' |
-17° 55.5' |
+263° 11.5' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 4h 46m 12.44s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 4h 42m 15.66s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 8' 12.291"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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