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Can Monocerotids be seen in Spain?


Madrid, capital of Spain.

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 Spain.

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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.
Madrid41°120°56°161°53°213°35°247°13°269°------------20°97°
A Coruña37°118°52°155°52°204°37°241°17°265°------------17°95°
Álava41°123°54°163°51°213°34°247°12°269°------------21°99°
Albacete43°121°58°163°54°217°35°250°12°271°------------22°98°
Alacant45°123°59°167°53°221°33°252°10°272°----------80°24°99°
Almería44°119°60°161°56°218°36°251°12°271°------------22°96°
Asturias39°120°53°158°52°208°36°244°15°267°------------18°97°
Ávila41°120°56°159°53°212°36°246°14°269°------------20°96°
Badajoz40°116°57°154°56°209°38°246°16°268°------------18°94°
Barcelona44°127°56°171°50°221°31°252°273°----------81°25°102°
Burgos40°122°54°162°52°212°35°246°13°269°------------20°98°
Cáceres40°117°56°156°55°210°38°246°15°268°------------18°95°
Cádiz41°115°59°154°58°212°39°248°15°269°------------19°94°
Cantabria40°122°54°161°51°211°35°245°13°268°------------20°98°
Castellón44°124°57°167°52°219°33°251°10°272°----------80°23°99°
Ceuta42°115°60°155°58°214°38°249°14°269°------------20°94°
Ciudad Real42°119°57°159°55°214°36°248°13°270°------------20°96°
Córdoba42°117°58°157°56°214°37°248°14°269°------------20°95°
Cuenca43°122°57°163°53°216°35°249°12°270°------------22°98°
Girona45°128°56°173°49°221°30°252°273°----------82°25°102°
Granada43°118°59°159°56°216°37°250°13°270°------------21°96°
Guadalajara42°121°56°162°53°214°35°248°13°270°------------21°97°
Guipúzcoa41°124°54°164°50°214°33°247°12°270°------------21°99°
Huelva41°115°58°153°57°211°39°247°16°268°------------18°94°
Huesca43°126°55°168°50°218°32°250°10°272°----------80°23°101°
Illes Balears46°127°58°172°51°223°31°253°274°----------82°26°101°
Jaén43°118°59°159°56°215°37°249°13°270°------------21°96°
La Rioja41°123°55°164°51°214°34°247°12°270°------------21°99°
Las Palmas49°112°69°159°61°231°36°259°10°274°------------24°94°
León39°120°54°159°52°209°36°244°14°268°------------19°97°
Lleida43°126°56°169°50°219°32°250°10°272°----------80°23°101°
Lugo38°119°53°156°52°206°37°242°16°266°------------17°95°
Málaga43°117°59°157°57°215°37°249°14°270°------------20°95°
Melilla44°117°61°159°57°219°37°252°13°271°------------22°96°
Murcia44°121°59°164°54°219°34°251°11°271°------------23°98°
Navarra41°124°55°165°51°215°33°248°12°270°------------22°99°
Ourense38°118°53°155°53°206°38°242°16°266°------------17°95°
Palencia40°121°54°160°52°211°35°246°14°268°------------20°97°
Pontevedra37°117°53°154°53°204°38°242°17°265°------------17°94°
Salamanca40°119°55°158°54°210°37°245°15°268°------------19°96°
Santa Cruz de Tenerife49°112°68°158°61°229°37°258°11°273°------------24°94°
Segovia41°120°56°160°53°212°36°247°13°269°------------20°97°
Sevilla41°116°58°155°57°212°38°248°15°269°------------19°94°
Soria41°123°55°163°52°214°34°248°12°270°------------21°98°
Tarragona44°126°56°170°50°220°32°251°272°----------81°24°101°
Teruel43°123°57°165°52°217°34°250°11°271°------------22°99°
Toledo41°120°57°160°54°213°36°248°13°269°------------20°97°
València44°124°58°167°52°220°33°251°10°272°----------80°24°99°
Valladolid40°120°55°160°53°211°36°246°14°268°------------19°97°
Vizcaya40°123°54°163°51°212°34°246°13°269°------------21°99°
Zamora39°119°55°158°53°209°36°245°15°268°------------19°96°
Zaragoza44°126°56°169°50°219°32°251°10°272°----------80°24°101°

The Sky and Stars in Spain

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Madrid, Spain 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