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Can Phoenicids be seen in Mexico?


México City, capital of Mexico.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Phoenicids(PHO) meteor shower will be active from Saturday, November 28 2020 until Wednesday, December 9 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, December 2 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.

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Position of Phoenicids

Phoenicids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=18°, delta=-53°.

The visibility of a meteor shower depends on several factors: geographic coordinates of observer and elevation, time of the day, city lights pollution, the weather and the terrain. For reference, we have calculated the position (elevation / azimuth) of Phoenicids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, December 2 2020, for the following cities in Mexico.

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CityTime
00:0002:0004:0006:0008:0010:0012:0014:0016:0018:0020:0022:00
Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
México City205°----------------154°17°171°17°189°
Aguascalientes204°----------------153°14°169°15°187°
Baja California------------------162°179°197°
Baja California Sur------------------164°11°182°199°
Campeche209°----------------11°159°17°176°14°195°
Chiapas208°----------------13°157°20°175°18°194°
Chihuahua------------------167°185°202°
Coahuila de Zaragoza204°------------------169°188°
Colima----------------152°16°168°17°186°10°203°
Distrito Federal205°----------------154°17°171°17°189°
Durango196°------------------162°179°
Guanajuato204°----------------154°15°170°15°188°
Guerrero10°205°----------------154°18°170°18°189°
Hidalgo205°----------------155°16°171°15°190°
Jalisco203°----------------152°15°168°16°186°
Michoacán de Ocampo10°204°----------------153°16°169°17°188°
Morelos205°----------------154°17°171°17°190°
Nayarit202°----------------152°13°167°15°186°
Nuevo León205°----------------154°10°170°11°189°
Oaxaca206°----------------11°155°19°172°18°191°
Puebla204°----------------154°10°170°11°188°
Querétaro de Arteaga205°----------------154°15°170°15°189°
Quintana Roo203°----------------153°16°168°17°187°
San Luis Potosí204°----------------154°14°170°14°188°
Sinaloa208°----------------158°12°175°10°193°
Sonora--------------------172°191°
Tabasco208°----------------12°157°19°175°17°193°
Tamaulipas205°----------------155°11°171°11°190°
Tlaxcala206°----------------155°17°171°16°190°
Veracruz-Llave206°----------------156°17°172°16°191°
Yucatán209°----------------10°159°16°177°13°195°
Zacatecas203°----------------153°12°169°13°187°

The Sky and Stars in Mexico

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from México City, Mexico during its peak day starting at 00:00.

You may adjust the speed of the simulator backward or forward to see the movement of the radiant over the horizon.

Content last updated on 2016-01-06