Monocerotids(MON) meteor shower will be active from Saturday, December 5 2020 until Sunday, December 20 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, December 9 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 Monocerotids
Monocerotids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=100°, delta=+08°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 3 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 Monocerotids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, December 9 2020, for the following cities in Belgium.
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City
Time
00:00
02:00
04:00
06:00
08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Brussels
39°
136°
47°
176°
42°
218°
26°
249°
8°
273°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
83°
24°
107°
Antwerpen
39°
136°
47°
176°
41°
217°
26°
249°
8°
273°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
84°
24°
108°
Brabant Wallon
40°
136°
47°
176°
42°
218°
26°
249°
8°
273°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
84°
24°
108°
Hainaut
39°
135°
48°
175°
42°
217°
27°
248°
8°
273°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
83°
23°
107°
Ličge
40°
136°
47°
176°
42°
218°
26°
249°
8°
273°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
84°
24°
107°
Limburg
40°
138°
47°
178°
41°
219°
26°
250°
7°
274°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6°
84°
24°
108°
Luxembourg
40°
137°
48°
178°
42°
219°
26°
250°
7°
274°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6°
84°
25°
108°
Namur
40°
137°
47°
177°
42°
218°
26°
249°
7°
274°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
84°
24°
108°
Oost-Vlaanderen
39°
136°
47°
175°
42°
217°
27°
248°
8°
273°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
83°
23°
107°
Vlaams Brabant
39°
136°
47°
176°
41°
218°
26°
249°
8°
273°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
84°
24°
108°
West-Vlaanderen
39°
135°
47°
174°
42°
216°
27°
247°
9°
272°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4°
82°
23°
106°
The Sky and Stars in Belgium
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Brussels, Belgium 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.
