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Can Orionids be seen in India?


Delhi, capital of India.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Orionids(ORI) meteor shower will be active from Friday, October 2 2020 until Saturday, November 7 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, October 21 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 Orionids

Orionids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=95°, delta=+16°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 20 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 Orionids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, October 21 2020, for the following cities in India.

Choose a country to obtain relevant information:

CityTime
00:0002:0004:0006:0008:0010:0012:0014:0016:0018:0020:0022:00
Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Delhi24°84°50°100°74°140°68°239°43°265°17°279°------------
Andhara Pradesh26°80°55°85°83°91°68°273°39°278°11°284°------------
Assam38°90°64°108°79°205°56°260°29°275°287°----------12°78°
Bangala35°87°62°101°82°194°59°261°31°275°286°----------76°
Bihar32°86°58°102°80°168°62°255°35°272°284°----------75°
Chandigarh24°85°50°102°72°143°67°234°43°263°17°279°------------
Chhattisgarh28°83°56°92°83°134°66°262°38°274°10°283°----------73°
Gujarat18°80°46°90°73°109°76°246°49°269°21°279°------------
Haryana23°84°49°100°73°138°69°236°44°264°18°279°------------
India19°80°47°91°74°114°74°245°47°269°20°279°------------
Jammu and Kashmir24°86°49°105°69°148°65°228°43°260°18°278°----------71°
Karnataka21°78°50°83°79°83°72°276°43°278°15°283°------------
Kerala20°77°49°78°77°63°71°289°43°282°14°284°------------
Madhya Pradesh25°83°52°95°78°130°69°252°42°270°15°281°------------
Maharashtra22°80°51°88°79°103°72°264°43°275°15°282°------------
Manipur39°89°66°107°80°213°55°262°28°276°287°----------13°78°
Megahalaya36°88°63°106°80°199°57°260°30°274°286°----------10°77°
Orissa30°83°58°92°85°143°64°265°36°275°284°----------74°
Pondisheri24°78°53°79°81°62°68°283°39°281°11°284°------------
Punjab23°84°48°101°71°140°68°231°44°262°18°278°------------
Rajasthan21°82°48°95°73°126°72°238°46°266°19°279°------------
Tamil Nadu22°77°51°78°79°60°69°287°41°282°12°284°------------
Tripura37°87°64°103°81°206°57°263°30°275°286°----------10°77°
Uttar Pradesh27°85°54°100°77°148°66°247°40°269°13°281°----------73°
Uttaranchal26°86°52°103°74°149°66°239°41°265°15°280°----------72°

The Sky and Stars in India

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Delhi, India 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