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Can Monocerotids be seen in Romania?


Bucharest, capital of Romania.

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 Romania.

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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.
Bucharest47°140°53°187°43°229°24°257°279°----------88°30°110°
Alba44°143°50°187°40°227°23°256°279°----------88°29°112°
Arad44°136°52°179°44°223°26°253°275°----------85°27°107°
Arges46°139°53°185°43°228°25°256°278°----------87°29°109°
Bacau46°142°51°187°41°229°23°257°279°----------88°30°112°
Bihor43°137°51°180°43°223°26°253°276°----------85°27°108°
Bistrita-Nasaud44°140°51°184°42°226°24°255°277°----------87°28°110°
Botosani45°143°50°187°41°228°23°256°279°----------89°29°112°
Braila47°143°53°189°42°231°23°258°280°----------10°89°31°112°
Brasov46°140°52°185°43°228°24°256°278°----------87°29°110°
Buzau47°142°53°188°42°230°23°257°279°----------88°30°111°
Calarasi47°137°54°183°45°228°25°256°277°----------86°29°108°
Caras-Severin45°136°53°180°45°224°27°254°276°----------85°27°107°
Cluj44°139°51°182°43°225°25°254°277°----------86°28°109°
Constanta48°143°53°190°42°232°23°259°280°----------10°89°31°112°
Covasna46°141°52°187°42°229°24°257°279°----------88°30°111°
Dambovita45°140°52°185°43°227°24°256°278°----------87°29°110°
Dolj46°137°54°182°45°227°26°255°277°----------86°28°108°
Galati47°143°52°189°41°230°23°258°280°----------10°89°31°112°
Giurgiu47°140°54°186°43°229°24°257°279°----------87°30°110°
Gorj45°137°53°182°44°226°26°255°277°----------86°28°108°
Harghita45°141°51°185°42°227°24°256°278°----------88°29°111°
Hunedoara45°137°52°181°44°225°26°254°276°----------86°28°108°
Ialomita47°142°53°188°42°231°23°258°279°----------10°88°31°111°
Iasi45°144°50°188°41°229°22°257°279°----------10°89°30°113°
Maramures44°140°50°183°42°225°25°254°277°----------87°28°110°
Mehedinti45°136°53°181°45°225°26°254°276°----------85°28°107°
Mures45°140°51°184°42°226°24°255°278°----------87°28°110°
Neamt45°142°51°187°41°228°23°256°279°----------88°29°112°
Olt46°138°54°184°44°228°25°256°277°----------86°29°109°
Prahova47°141°53°186°43°229°24°257°279°----------88°30°110°
Salaj44°139°51°182°43°224°25°254°276°----------86°27°109°
Satu Mare43°138°50°181°42°223°25°253°276°----------86°27°109°
Sibiu45°139°52°184°43°226°25°255°277°----------87°28°109°
Suceava45°142°50°186°41°227°23°256°278°----------88°29°112°
Teleorman47°139°54°185°44°229°25°257°278°----------87°30°109°
Timis44°135°52°179°45°223°27°253°275°----------84°27°107°
Tulcea48°144°52°191°41°232°22°259°281°----------11°90°32°113°
Valcea46°139°53°184°44°227°25°256°277°----------86°29°109°
Vaslui46°144°51°189°41°230°22°258°280°----------10°89°30°113°
Vrancea46°142°52°188°42°230°23°257°279°----------10°88°30°112°

The Sky and Stars in Romania

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Bucharest, Romania 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