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Astronomy 1L (Lab Class) Information Mercury Orbit Project: Data Pages (Web version)

Geocentric Positions of the Sun and Mercury at 0h Ephemeris Time: Page 1 of 3   Positions of the Sun Positions of Mercury Date (1982) JD (-2440000) Right Ascension h     m       s    Declination °      '      "   Longitude °      '      "   Right Ascension  h     m       s    Declination    °      '      "   Jan 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 Feb 2 6 10 14 18 22 26 Mar 2 6 10 14 18 22 26 30 Apr 3 7 11 15 19 23 27 May 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 Jun 2 6 10 14 18 22 26 30 4970.5 4974.5 4978.5 4982.5 4986.5 4990.5 4994.5 4998.5 5002.5 5006.5 5010.5 5014.5 5018.5 5022.5 5026.5 5030.5 5034.5 5038.5 5042.5 5046.5 5050.5 5054.5 5058.5 5062.5 5066.5 5070.5 5074.5 5078.5 5082.5 5086.5 5090.5 5094.5 5098.5 5102.5 5106.5 5110.5 5114.5 5118.5 5122.5 5126.5 5130.5 5134.5 5138.5 5142.5 5146.5 5150.5 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 00 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 02 02 02 02 03 03 03 03 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 06 06 06 44 02 19 37 54 11 28 44 01 17 33 48 04 19 35 50 05 19 34 49 03 18 32 47 02 16 31 46 01 16 31 46 02 17 33 49 05 22 38 54 11 27 44 01 17 34 33.62 11.03 41.43 03.30 15.41 16.72 06.20 43.00 06.56 16.77 13.93 58.71 31.93 54.33 06.64 09.69 04.49 52.26 34.51 12.75 48.30 22.38 56.09 30.49 06.78 46.34 30.52 20.44 17.00 20.91 32.58 52.43 21.03 58.82 45.96 42.34 47.51 00.54 20.44 46.36 17.34 52.27 29.87 08.69 46.85 22.59 -23 -22 -22 -21 -20 -20 -19 -18 -16 -15 -14 -13 -11 -10 -08 -07 -05 -04 -02 -01 +00 +01 +03 +05 +06 +08 +09 +10 +12 +13 +14 +16 +17 +18 +19 +20 +20 +21 +22 +22 +22 +23 +23 +23 +23 +23 02 40 10 34 50 01 05 04 58 46 31 12 49 23 55 24 52 19 44 10 24 59 33 05 37 06 34 58 20 39 54 05 12 14 12 04 50 31 06 35 58 14 23 26 22 12 43.8 16.6 38.5 03.9 49.1 12.9 37.0 25.0 01.9 53.9 27.4 08.1 21.5 34.1 12.6 43.9 34.4 09.7 53.2 07.5 44.2 18.3 10.9 57.9 16.4 45.2 04.0 52.1 48.0 29.7 34.9 42.1 31.8 46.0 06.8 16.4 57.9 54.8 52.6 39.5 06.6 06.6 34.1 25.8 40.8 20.8 280 284 288 292 296 300 304 308 312 316 320 324 329 333 337 341 345 349 353 357 1 5 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 51 55 59 63 67 71 74 78 82 86 90 94 97 15 19 24 28 33 37 41 45 49 52 55 58 00 02 04 05 05 05 05 04 02 00 58 55 51 47 42 37 31 25 18 11 03 55 46 38 28 19 09 59 48 38 27 16 05 54 03.89 41.08 12.79 39.95 04.28 24.54 37.12 36.98 18.59 38.34 36.45 15.20 35.12 34.35 09.26 14.79 47.19 46.43 15.30 16.09 49.11 52.78 23.23 16.90 33.71 16.81 29.86 15.21 33.45 22.38 38.73 22.30 36.29 25.17 52.80 01.67 51.36 19.12 24.23 09.63 40.00 00.08 13.71 22.14 23.28 15.72 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 00 00 01 01 02 02 03 03 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 38 05 31 53 11 21 20 08 49 31 20 18 24 35 50 08 28 49 12 35 59 24 50 17 45 15 45 17 48 18 45 09 28 42 51 55 53 47 38 30 24 22 24 31 44 01 49.65 54.21 22.86 58.79 39.94 34.22 45.27 35.02 27.76 27.97 43.23 45.10 17.82 27.42 36.30 33.18 29.11 51.59 19.97 42.25 53.01 52.28 44.64 38.16 42.37 04.05 39.16 01.88 18.16 13.73 33.60 16.50 36.17 56.83 51.99 11.10 13.43 03.56 35.88 14.39 13.22 05.25 36.52 59.94 13.06 10.99 -23 -22 -20 -18 -16 -14 -13 -13 -14 -15 -16 -17 -17 -17 -17 -17 -16 -14 -13 -11 -08 -06 -03 -00 +03 +06 +10 +14 +17 +20 +22 +23 +24 +24 +24 +23 +22 +21 +19 +18 +17 +17 +17 +17 +18 +20 40 20 37 38 33 43 32 19 02 13 22 16 48 57 44 08 11 52 12 13 53 15 19 06 20 58 39 13 26 08 11 35 21 34 16 33 28 08 43 29 36 13 20 55 51 00 53.2 19.6 34.8 13.1 37.2 08.0 03.6 51.6 42.9 12.3 50.1 18.5 18.4 35.4 11.1 29.2 00.0 15.8 48.5 10.9 58.0 49.8 38.6 44.8 34.4 14.6 17.3 07.8 48.2 37.8 52.7 22.2 30.0 00.0 40.0 11.5 02.2 05.0 59.6 16.3 28.5 11.2 45.9 41.3 33.4 23.6

Geocentric Positions of the Sun and Mercury at 0h Ephemeris Time: Page 2 of 3   Positions of the Sun Positions of Mercury Date (1982) JD (-2440000) Right Ascension h     m       s    Declination °      '      "   Longitude °      '      "   Right Ascension  h     m       s    Declination    °      '      "   Jul 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 Aug 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 Sep 2 6 10 14 18 22 26 30 Oct 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 Nov 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 Dec 3 7 11 15 19 23 27 31 5154.5 5158.5 5162.5 5166.5 5170.5 5174.5 5178.5 5182.5 5186.5 5190.5 5194.5 5198.5 5202.5 5206.5 5210.5 5214.5 5218.5 5222.5 5226.5 5230.5 5234.5 5238.5 5242.5 5246.5 5250.5 5254.5 5258.5 5262.5 5266.5 5270.5 5274.5 5278.5 5282.5 5286.5 5290.5 5294.5 5298.5 5302.5 5306.5 5310.5 5314.5 5318.5 5322.5 5326.5 5330.5 5334.5 06 07 07 07 07 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 50 07 23 39 56 11 27 43 58 14 29 44 59 13 28 43 57 12 26 40 55 09 23 38 52 07 22 37 52 07 23 39 55 11 27 44 01 18 35 52 10 28 45 03 21 39 54.50 21.40 42.23 56.10 02.21 59.54 47.30 25.18 53.18 11.57 20.87 21.66 14.31 59.28 37.36 09.52 36.95 01.04 23.12 44.29 05.59 28.19 53.34 22.41 56.98 38.51 28.15 26.92 35.71 55.37 26.75 10.81 08.30 19.55 44.54 22.87 13.86 16.72 30.60 54.43 26.76 05.77 49.22 34.75 20.06 03.09 +22 +22 +22 +21 +20 +19 +19 +18 +17 +16 +14 +13 +12 +10 +09 +08 +06 +05 +03 +02 +00 -01 -02 -04 -05 -07 -08 -10 -11 -12 -14 -15 -16 -17 -18 -19 -20 -21 -22 -22 -22 -23 -23 -23 -23 -23 55 32 02 27 45 59 06 09 07 00 50 35 18 57 33 07 38 08 37 05 31 01 34 07 40 11 40 08 33 56 15 30 42 48 50 47 38 23 01 32 57 14 24 26 21 08 30.4 17.1 49.9 19.5 58.3 01.3 44.5 25.5 22.6 54.1 18.3 54.1 02.0 03.2 18.8 09.8 56.3 57.6 33.5 05.2 55.1 34.0 59.6 59.5 12.8 17.7 50.4 25.9 38.2 01.1 09.0 37.2 01.5 56.1 54.8 31.9 22.6 04.2 16.8 43.4 08.4 18.6 04.4 19.8 02.6 15.4 101 105 109 113 116 120 124 128 132 136 139 143 147 151 155 159 163 166 170 174 178 182 186 190 194 198 202 206 210 214 218 222 226 230 234 238 242 246 250 254 258 262 266 270 274 278 43 31 20 09 58 47 37 26 16 05 56 46 37 29 20 12 05 58 51 45 40 35 30 26 23 20 18 16 15 14 14 14 15 17 18 21 23 26 29 33 37 41 45 49 54 58 01.64 45.36 31.88 25.87 29.77 42.31 01.38 27.90 05.31 58.23 11.61 48.61 48.67 09.13 49.34 51.26 18.49 15.70 46.32 50.20 24.29 26.28 56.20 55.94 29.27 39.55 26.73 47.44 37.88 55.97 41.44 56.47 44.10 04.31 53.52 06.84 40.33 31.53 40.67 10.18 00.38 07.84 27.27 53.50 22.42 52.47 05 05 06 06 07 08 08 09 09 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 20 22 49 19 54 30 06 42 14 45 13 38 02 23 43 02 18 33 45 53 58 57 49 36 21 11 10 18 34 54 17 41 05 30 55 21 46 12 39 06 33 01 28 55 20 44 03 51.16 09.49 48.60 00.64 17.99 50.31 01.94 56.93 16.78 05.73 37.49 07.20 47.21 45.18 02.82 34.33 04.16 04.02 49.02 15.60 09.18 38.86 35.96 54.87 37.80 16.74 31.58 12.22 30.09 15.86 13.27 45.04 36.26 43.25 07.41 51.76 59.08 30.83 26.27 41.28 07.08 28.28 19.51 59.73 22.39 39.99 +21 +22 +23 +23 +22 +21 +20 +17 +15 +12 +09 +06 +03 +01 -01 -04 -06 -08 -09 -10 -10 -09 -07 -04 -01 -00 -00 -01 -03 -06 -08 -11 -13 -16 -18 -20 -22 -23 -24 -25 -25 -25 -25 -24 -23 -21 13 18 05 21 56 48 03 48 14 28 36 42 51 04 33 00 12 05 31 21 22 19 09 18 43 17 18 32 35 04 43 22 55 18 29 25 04 27 30 13 33 31 05 15 04 37 00.5 46.7 35.8 10.3 20.2 43.3 11.8 39.8 24.3 13.2 05.4 32.6 08.6 54.7 18.0 26.2 49.1 35.3 53.8 55.2 23.6 20.3 17.2 13.2 12.9 24.5 22.7 41.8 37.9 39.3 46.4 53.2 50.6 48.4 12.4 07.7 57.4 11.4 22.3 03.2 50.2 31.0 21.6 36.4 27.0 39.7

Geocentric Positions of the Sun and Mercury at 0h Ephemeris Time: Page 3 of 3   Positions of the Sun Positions of Mercury Date (1983) JD (-2440000) Right Ascension h     m       s    Declination °      '      "   Longitude °      '      "   Right Ascension  h     m       s    Declination    °      '      "   Jan 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 Feb 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 Mar 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 Apr 2 6 10 14 18 22 26 30 May 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 Jun 1 5 9 13 17 21 5338.5 5342.5 5346.5 5350.5 5354.5 5358.5 5362.5 5366.5 5370.5 5374.5 5378.5 5382.5 5386.5 5390.5 5394.5 5398.5 5402.5 5406.5 5410.5 5414.5 5418.5 5422.5 5426.5 5430.5 5434.5 5438.5 5442.5 5446.5 5450.5 5454.5 5458.5 5462.5 5466.5 5470.5 5474.5 5478.5 5482.5 5486.5 5490.5 5494.5 5498.5 5502.5 5506.5 18 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 00 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 02 02 02 02 03 03 03 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 56 14 31 48 06 22 39 56 12 28 44 59 15 30 45 00 15 30 44 59 13 28 42 57 12 26 41 56 11 26 42 57 13 28 44 00 16 33 49 06 22 39 55 41.96 14.94 40.29 56.26 01.31 54.29 34.50 01.70 16.02 17.71 06.96 44.10 09.70 24.57 29.80 26.80 16.92 01.33 41.15 17.50 51.57 24.65 58.30 33.97 12.86 56.02 44.34 38.58 39.53 48.18 05.35 31.54 07.03 51.78 45.35 47.31 57.33 14.91 39.24 09.33 43.83 21.00 59.19 -22 -22 -21 -21 -20 -19 -18 -17 -16 -14 -13 -12 -10 -09 -07 -06 -04 -03 -01 -00 +01 +03 +04 +06 +07 +09 +10 +11 +13 +14 +15 +16 +17 +18 +19 +20 +21 +21 +22 +22 +23 +23 +23 48 20 46 04 17 23 24 19 09 55 37 15 50 22 53 21 48 14 39 04 30 04 37 09 39 07 32 55 15 31 44 52 56 54 48 37 19 56 27 51 09 21 26 04.8 39.7 12.5 59.2 18.5 31.8 02.4 14.9 33.2 22.8 10.2 22.8 27.8 52.7 03.7 24.7 19.7 13.4 30.7 36.5 04.5 08.8 15.4 03.6 11.5 16.8 56.6 48.1 29.3 40.4 02.5 15.9 00.6 57.0 45.7 08.8 51.5 40.9 24.7 52.2 54.5 24.8 18.7 283 287 291 295 299 303 307 311 315 319 323 327 331 335 339 343 347 351 355 359 3 7 11 15 19 23 27 31 35 39 42 46 50 54 58 62 66 69 73 77 81 85 89 03 08 12 17 21 25 29 33 36 40 43 45 47 49 50 50 51 51 50 49 47 44 41 38 34 29 24 19 12 06 59 51 43 35 26 17 07 57 47 37 27 16 05 25.32 02.08 40.18 14.79 40.52 52.49 47.95 27.93 54.58 07.03 01.79 34.27 39.70 14.93 20.60 59.83 13.88 01.28 18.99 03.01 10.33 41.43 40.03 09.37 10.21 41.47 40.30 03.94 52.80 10.78 02.47 30.59 36.03 17.28 31.83 19.79 44.88 52.26 46.08 28.87 00.58 18.91 23.34 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 23 23 00 00 01 01 02 02 02 03 03 03 03 03 03 03 03 02 03 03 03 03 03 04 04 16 18 08 47 27 13 10 15 26 42 01 22 45 08 32 57 23 48 15 42 10 39 08 38 06 32 54 11 23 29 29 25 17 09 02 59 00 06 16 29 47 08 33 08.48 20.92 01.28 57.89 00.87 31.76 06.88 21.64 56.08 52.94 49.04 48.30 13.42 39.89 52.09 41.04 02.77 57.29 27.96 40.26 39.49 25.98 47.24 07.62 23.91 15.68 24.94 49.06 43.32 43.77 57.62 19.53 39.31 23.49 53.46 48.66 15.00 26.17 06.88 44.72 10.20 21.40 23.05 -20 -18 -18 -18 -18 -19 -19 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -19 -18 -16 -14 -12 -09 -07 -03 -00 +03 +07 +10 +14 +17 +19 +20 +21 +21 +20 +19 +18 +16 +14 +13 +13 +13 +14 +15 +16 +18 +20 06 49 05 00 25 02 42 16 38 44 33 03 12 01 30 38 26 53 01 50 23 16 03 45 09 01 14 44 31 34 56 43 05 21 50 47 24 31 13 20 47 26 08 44.6 39.6 22.1 42.3 04.1 49.1 28.7 07.6 07.0 40.5 26.4 00.6 36.1 49.2 30.6 39.1 21.7 54.4 47.2 58.9 27.2 59.7 31.9 26.4 08.7 46.9 50.4 45.4 01.1 22.8 48.0 28.9 44.3 24.2 21.8 59.3 43.5 24.2 11.6 53.1 41.2 21.0 48.8