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Can Draconids be seen in India?


Delhi, capital of India.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Draconids(DRA) meteor shower will be active from Tuesday, October 6 2020 until Saturday, October 10 2020. Its peak day is Thursday, October 8 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 Draconids

Draconids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=262°, delta=+54°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 10 meteors per hour.

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 Draconids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Thursday, October 8 2020, for the following cities in India.

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CityTime
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Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Delhi12°325°------27°17°37°34°42°52°37°64°13°61°335°46°320°28°319°
Andhara Pradesh327°--------36°27°37°43°28°52°48°339°34°325°16°322°
Assam331°------33°24°40°42°40°57°26°62°353°52°326°35°319°18°322°
Bangala330°------32°21°39°38°39°54°27°60°357°51°329°35°320°17°322°
Bihar329°------30°20°39°37°41°54°31°62°55°331°39°320°21°321°
Chandigarh14°325°337°----27°19°38°36°43°53°39°66°15°63°334°48°318°30°318°
Chhattisgarh328°--------14°37°32°39°48°30°57°52°336°37°323°19°322°
Gujarat10°324°--------35°26°39°43°35°56°17°57°345°44°325°27°321°
Haryana14°325°337°----26°17°37°34°42°51°38°64°15°62°336°47°319°29°318°
India10°325°--------10°35°28°40°45°36°57°16°57°343°44°324°27°320°
Jammu and Kashmir17°324°337°----27°21°38°38°45°55°42°69°17°66°331°50°316°33°317°
Karnataka326°--------35°23°37°40°30°50°10°48°343°35°327°18°323°
Kerala----------35°20°36°36°28°46°44°344°32°328°15°323°
Madhya Pradesh326°--------14°37°32°40°48°34°59°10°56°337°41°322°24°320°
Maharashtra326°--------36°27°38°43°31°54°10°52°341°38°325°21°322°
Manipur332°------33°24°40°41°39°56°25°60°352°50°327°33°320°16°323°
Megahalaya331°------32°23°39°40°40°56°27°61°355°52°328°35°319°18°322°
Orissa328°--------15°37°32°38°48°28°56°50°335°35°323°17°322°
Pondisheri----------36°23°36°39°27°48°44°341°31°327°14°323°
Punjab15°325°337°----26°18°37°35°43°52°40°66°17°63°335°49°318°31°318°
Rajasthan12°325°------25°14°36°31°41°48°37°61°16°60°340°46°322°29°319°
Tamil Nadu----------36°21°36°37°28°46°44°343°31°328°14°323°
Tripura331°------32°22°39°39°39°54°26°60°355°50°328°34°320°16°322°
Uttar Pradesh327°------28°18°38°35°41°52°35°63°58°333°43°320°25°320°
Uttaranchal13°326°339°----28°20°38°37°43°54°38°65°11°61°332°46°318°28°319°

The Sky and Stars in India

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Delhi, India 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