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Can Monocerotids be seen in Japan?


Tokyo, capital of Japan.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

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 Japan.

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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.
Tokyo58°145°60°205°42°245°19°266°------------15°91°39°111°
Aichi57°140°61°200°45°243°21°265°------------13°89°37°109°
Akita55°149°56°203°40°242°18°265°------------15°92°38°115°
Aomori54°151°55°204°39°242°18°265°------------16°93°38°116°
Chiba58°146°60°206°42°245°19°267°------------16°91°39°112°
Ehime56°133°64°192°48°240°25°263°------------10°87°34°105°
Fukui56°140°61°198°45°241°22°264°------------12°89°36°109°
Fukuoka54°130°64°187°50°238°27°262°278°----------85°32°103°
Fukushima56°148°58°205°41°244°18°266°------------16°92°39°114°
Gifu57°140°61°200°45°242°21°265°------------13°89°37°109°
Gunma57°145°60°204°43°244°19°266°------------15°91°38°111°
Hiroshima55°133°63°191°48°239°25°262°280°----------87°34°105°
Hokkaido52°154°53°204°38°241°17°265°------------17°95°38°119°
Hyogo56°137°62°196°46°241°23°264°------------11°88°36°107°
Ibaraki58°147°59°206°42°245°18°266°------------16°92°39°112°
Ishikawa56°141°60°199°44°241°21°264°------------13°90°36°110°
Iwate55°151°56°205°40°243°17°266°------------16°93°39°116°
Kagawa56°135°63°195°47°241°24°263°------------11°87°35°106°
Kagoshima56°128°66°188°51°240°27°263°279°----------85°33°102°
Kanagawa58°145°60°205°43°245°19°266°------------15°91°39°111°
Kochi56°134°64°194°48°241°24°263°------------10°87°35°105°
Kumamoto55°129°65°188°50°239°27°262°279°----------85°33°103°
Kyoto56°139°62°198°46°242°22°264°------------12°89°36°108°
Mie57°139°62°200°45°243°22°265°------------13°89°37°108°
Miyagi56°150°57°205°40°244°18°266°------------16°93°39°114°
Miyazaki56°129°66°190°50°240°26°263°279°----------86°34°103°
Nagano56°144°60°202°43°243°20°265°------------14°90°38°111°
Nagasaki54°128°65°186°51°238°27°262°278°----------85°32°102°
Nara57°138°62°198°46°242°22°264°------------12°89°36°108°
Niigata56°146°58°202°42°242°19°265°------------15°91°38°112°
Oita55°131°64°190°49°239°26°262°279°----------86°34°104°
Okayama56°135°63°194°47°240°24°263°------------11°88°35°106°
Okinawa56°117°72°181°56°243°30°264°277°----------83°31°97°
Osaka57°138°62°198°46°242°22°264°------------12°88°36°107°
Saga54°129°65°187°50°238°27°262°278°----------85°32°103°
Saitama58°145°60°205°42°245°19°266°------------15°91°39°111°
Shiga57°139°62°198°45°242°22°264°------------12°89°37°108°
Shimane55°134°62°191°48°238°25°262°280°----------10°87°34°106°
Shizuoka58°143°61°203°44°244°20°266°------------14°90°38°110°
Tochigi57°146°59°205°42°244°19°266°------------15°91°39°112°
Tokushima56°136°63°196°47°241°23°264°------------11°88°36°106°
Tottori55°137°62°194°46°240°23°263°------------11°88°35°107°
Toyama56°142°60°200°44°242°21°264°------------13°90°37°110°
Wakayama57°137°63°197°46°242°23°264°------------12°88°36°107°
Yamagata56°149°58°204°41°243°18°266°------------16°92°39°114°
Yamaguchi55°132°64°189°49°238°26°262°279°----------86°33°104°
Yamanashi57°144°61°203°43°244°20°266°------------14°90°38°110°

The Sky and Stars in Japan

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Tokyo, Japan 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