2255 June the 9th
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 529.21s
Longitudes are counted positively towards West and negatively towards East.
 Parameters at the instant of conjunction in longitude
| Conjunction on 2255/6/9 at 4h 20m 24.54s. |
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| Geocentric longitude of Venus |
78° 3' 11.911". |
| Geocentric latitude of Venus |
+0° 8' 16.67". |
| Geocentric longitude of the Sun |
78° 3' 11.911". |
| Geocentric latitude of the Sun |
-0° 0' 0.68". |
| Equatorial parallax of the Sun |
8.67". |
| Equatorial parallax of Venus |
30.48". |
| True semi-diameter of the Sun |
15' 46.0". |
| True semi-diameter of Venus |
28.92". |
General phases
| Phases |
Date and instant
in UTC |
Position of the contacts |
Venus being in the Zenith in |
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| Longitude | Latitude | Longitude | Latitude |
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| Ingress, exterior contact |
the 9 th at 1h 2m 25.4s |
+ 85° 38.8' |
+39° 21.2' |
-164° 30.9' |
+23° 2.7' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 9 th at 1h 19m 11.4s |
+ 88° 29.2' |
+41° 5.4' |
-160° 18.3' |
+23° 2.5' |
| Least angular distance |
the 9 th at 4h 38m 46.0s |
+ 37° 55.7' |
+63° 39.3' |
-110° 11.0' |
+23° 0.1' |
| Egress, interior contact |
the 9 th at 7h 58m 21.7s |
+ 36° 49.7' |
+16° 41.8' |
- 60° 3.4' |
+22° 57.7' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 9 th at 8h 15m 7.7s |
+ 40° 9.8' |
+14° 50.6' |
- 55° 50.8' |
+22° 57.5' |
Durations of the general phases
- Duration of the general transit : 7h 12m 42.27s.
- Duration of the transit inside the shadow : 6h 39m 10.32s.
Parameters of the shadow and penumbra cones and minimum elongation
- Semi-diameter of the shadow cone : 42.05 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the shadow : -19.50 R
- Geocentric distance of the edge of the penumbra : -22.15 R
- Semi-diameter of the cone of penombra : 44.70 R
- Least topocentric distance : 7' 50.120"
Geocentric phases
| Geocentric phases |
Date and instant in UTC |
Venus being in the Zenith in |
Position Angle P |
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| Longitude | Latitude |
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| Ingress, exterior contact |
the 9 th at 1h 8m 41.8s |
-162° 56.4' |
+23° 2.7' |
+ 45° 59.1' |
| Ingress, interior contact |
the 9 th at 1h 25m 36.0s |
-158° 41.7' |
+23° 2.5' |
+ 43° 51.4' |
| Least angular distance |
the 9 th at 4h 38m 46.3s |
-110° 10.9' |
+23° 0.1' |
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| Egress, interior contact |
the 9 th at 7h 51m 56.7s |
- 61° 40.1' |
+22° 57.8' |
+288° 54.5' |
| Egress, exterior contact |
the 9 th at 8h 8m 50.9s |
- 57° 25.4' |
+22° 57.5' |
+286° 46.8' |
Durations of the geocentric phases
- Duration of the general transit : 7h 0m 9.12s.
- Duration of the transit of the shadow : 6h 26m 20.65s.
- Least geocentric angular distance : 8' 11.871"
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Last update : March 22nd, 2004.
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