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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.
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 Germany.
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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. | |
Berlin | 41° | 148° | 45° | 189° | 37° | 227° | 21° | 256° | 2° | 280° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11° | 91° | 28° | 116° |
Baden-Württemberg | 43° | 140° | 49° | 183° | 41° | 224° | 24° | 254° | 5° | 277° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8° | 87° | 27° | 110° |
Bayern | 44° | 144° | 49° | 187° | 40° | 227° | 23° | 256° | 3° | 279° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9° | 89° | 29° | 113° |
Brandenburg | 41° | 147° | 45° | 188° | 37° | 227° | 21° | 256° | 3° | 280° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10° | 90° | 28° | 116° |
Bremen | 39° | 143° | 45° | 182° | 38° | 222° | 23° | 252° | 5° | 276° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8° | 87° | 26° | 112° |
Hamburg | 39° | 144° | 44° | 184° | 37° | 223° | 22° | 253° | 5° | 277° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9° | 88° | 26° | 114° |
Hessen | 41° | 141° | 47° | 183° | 40° | 223° | 24° | 253° | 5° | 277° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8° | 87° | 27° | 111° |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 40° | 147° | 44° | 188° | 36° | 225° | 21° | 255° | 3° | 279° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10° | 90° | 27° | 116° |
Niedersachsen | 40° | 143° | 45° | 183° | 38° | 222° | 23° | 252° | 5° | 277° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8° | 87° | 26° | 112° |
Nordrhein-Westfalen | 40° | 140° | 47° | 181° | 40° | 221° | 24° | 251° | 6° | 276° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7° | 86° | 26° | 111° |
Rheinland-Pfalz | 41° | 139° | 48° | 180° | 41° | 222° | 25° | 252° | 6° | 276° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7° | 86° | 26° | 110° |
Saarland | 41° | 138° | 49° | 180° | 42° | 221° | 25° | 252° | 6° | 275° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 85° | 26° | 109° |
Sachsen | 43° | 143° | 49° | 185° | 40° | 226° | 23° | 255° | 4° | 278° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9° | 88° | 28° | 112° |
Sachsen-Anhalt | 41° | 146° | 46° | 187° | 38° | 226° | 22° | 255° | 3° | 279° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10° | 89° | 28° | 115° |
Schleswig-Holstein | 39° | 144° | 44° | 183° | 37° | 222° | 22° | 252° | 5° | 277° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8° | 88° | 26° | 114° |
Thüringen | 42° | 144° | 47° | 186° | 39° | 226° | 22° | 255° | 3° | 278° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9° | 89° | 28° | 114° |
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Berlin, Germany 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.
Berlin | Baden-Württemberg | Bayern | Brandenburg | Bremen | Hamburg | Hessen | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Niedersachsen | Nordrhein-Westfalen | Rheinland-Pfalz | Saarland | Sachsen | Sachsen-Anhalt | Schleswig-Holstein | Thüringen |