2437 May the 11th
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 1114.43s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2437/5/11 at 11h 32m 53.65s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Mercury |
51° 22' 59.763". |
| Geocentric latitude of Mercury |
+0° 12' 36.91". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
51° 22' 59.763". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
+0° 0' 0.23". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.72". |
| Equatorial parallax of Mercury |
15.70". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
15' 51.8". |
| True semi-diameter of Mercury |
6.01". |
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 11 th at 9h 34m 54.6s |
-176° 6.9' |
+67° 33.8' |
- 35° 34.6' |
+18° 18.3' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 9h 39m 36.5s |
-176° 49.6' |
+68° 4.7' |
- 34° 23.8' |
+18° 18.2' |
| Least angular distance |
the 11 th at 12h 6m 22.3s |
+125° 13.5' |
+59° 24.7' |
+ 2° 27.1' |
+18° 15.5' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 14h 32m 32.7s |
+137° 15.2' |
+24° 56.1' |
+ 39° 9.1' |
+18° 12.8' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 11 th at 14h 37m 14.7s |
+138° 5.6' |
+24° 6.0' |
+ 40° 19.9' |
+18° 12.7' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 5h 2m 20.12s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 4h 52m 56.18s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 135.51 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -28.82 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -30.55 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 137.23 R
- Least topocentric distance : 12' 17.618"
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 11 th at 9h 37m 37.1s |
- 34° 53.7' |
+18° 18.2' |
+ 13° 34.1' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 9h 42m 22.3s |
- 33° 42.1' |
+18° 18.2' |
+ 12° 39.8' |
| Least angular distance |
the 11 th at 12h 6m 9.2s |
+ 2° 23.8' |
+18° 15.5' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 11 th at 14h 29m 46.3s |
+ 38° 27.4' |
+18° 12.8' |
+296° 41.9' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 11 th at 14h 34m 31.5s |
+ 39° 39.0' |
+18° 12.8' |
+295° 47.6' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 4h 56m 54.35s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 4h 47m 24.02s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 12' 24.579"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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