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Can Draconids be seen in Japan?


Tokyo, capital of Japan.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Draconids(DRA) meteor shower will be active from Tuesday, October 6 2020 until Saturday, October 10 2020. Its peak day is Thursday, October 8 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 Draconids

Draconids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=262°, delta=+54°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 10 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 Draconids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Thursday, October 8 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.
Tokyo14°328°343°--17°13°31°28°42°45°46°62°39°72°62°321°45°314°28°318°
Aichi14°327°341°--15°12°30°26°41°43°46°60°40°71°63°323°46°314°29°318°
Akita17°328°343°360°17°17°32°31°43°48°50°65°45°76°359°65°315°48°311°31°317°
Aomori18°328°343°18°18°33°32°44°49°51°67°46°77°357°65°313°48°310°31°317°
Chiba14°328°343°--17°13°32°28°42°45°46°62°39°72°359°62°321°45°314°28°318°
Ehime15°326°339°----28°23°39°40°45°57°41°69°11°64°328°48°315°30°317°
Fukui16°327°341°358°15°12°30°26°41°43°46°61°42°72°64°323°48°313°30°317°
Fukuoka16°325°338°----27°21°39°38°45°56°41°69°15°65°331°49°316°32°317°
Fukushima15°328°343°17°15°32°30°43°47°48°64°42°74°358°63°318°46°312°29°318°
Gifu15°327°341°--15°12°30°26°41°43°46°61°41°71°64°323°47°314°29°318°
Gunma15°328°342°359°17°14°31°28°42°45°47°62°41°72°63°320°46°313°29°318°
Hiroshima16°325°339°--13°28°23°39°40°45°57°42°70°12°65°328°49°315°31°317°
Hokkaido19°328°10°344°11°18°21°34°35°46°51°53°69°49°79°353°66°309°49°308°32°316°
Hyogo15°326°340°--14°11°29°25°40°42°46°59°41°71°64°325°47°314°30°317°
Ibaraki14°328°343°17°14°32°29°42°46°47°63°40°72°359°62°320°45°313°28°318°
Ishikawa16°327°341°358°15°13°30°27°41°44°47°61°42°73°65°322°48°313°30°317°
Iwate16°328°343°18°17°33°32°44°49°49°66°44°75°356°64°315°47°311°30°317°
Kagawa15°326°340°--14°10°29°24°40°41°45°58°41°70°10°64°327°48°315°30°317°
Kagoshima15°325°338°----27°20°38°37°43°54°40°67°14°63°332°48°317°30°318°
Kanagawa14°328°342°--17°13°31°28°42°45°46°62°39°71°62°321°45°314°28°318°
Kochi15°326°339°----29°23°39°40°45°57°40°69°10°64°328°47°315°30°318°
Kumamoto15°325°338°----27°21°38°38°44°55°41°68°14°64°331°48°316°31°317°
Kyoto15°327°340°--15°11°30°25°40°42°46°60°41°71°64°324°47°314°30°318°
Mie14°327°341°--15°11°30°26°41°43°46°60°40°71°63°324°46°314°29°318°
Miyagi16°328°343°18°16°32°31°43°48°48°65°42°74°357°64°317°46°312°29°318°
Miyazaki14°325°338°----28°21°38°38°44°55°40°67°13°63°331°47°317°30°318°
Nagano15°327°342°359°16°14°31°28°42°45°47°62°41°73°64°321°47°313°30°317°
Nagasaki16°325°338°----27°21°38°37°44°55°41°68°15°64°332°49°317°31°317°
Nara15°327°341°--15°11°30°25°40°42°46°59°40°71°63°325°47°314°29°318°
Niigata16°328°342°359°17°15°31°29°42°46°48°64°43°74°64°318°47°312°30°317°
Oita15°325°338°----28°22°39°39°44°56°41°68°13°64°330°48°316°31°317°
Okayama15°326°340°--14°10°29°24°40°41°45°58°41°70°10°64°326°48°315°30°317°
Okinawa12°325°------26°14°36°31°41°48°37°61°15°59°339°45°322°28°319°
Osaka15°327°340°--15°11°30°25°40°42°46°59°40°70°64°325°47°314°30°318°
Saga16°325°338°----27°21°38°38°44°55°41°68°15°65°331°49°316°31°317°
Saitama14°328°343°--17°13°31°28°42°45°47°62°40°72°62°321°45°313°28°318°
Shiga15°327°341°--15°11°30°26°41°43°46°60°41°71°64°324°47°314°30°318°
Shimane17°325°339°--13°10°28°24°40°41°46°58°42°71°13°65°327°49°314°32°317°
Shizuoka14°328°342°--16°12°31°27°41°44°46°61°39°71°62°322°45°314°28°318°
Tochigi14°328°343°360°17°14°32°29°42°46°47°63°40°73°360°63°320°46°313°29°318°
Tokushima15°326°340°--14°10°29°24°40°41°45°58°40°70°64°326°47°315°30°318°
Tottori16°326°340°--14°11°29°25°40°42°46°59°42°71°10°65°325°48°314°31°317°
Toyama16°327°341°358°16°13°30°27°41°44°47°62°42°73°64°321°47°313°30°317°
Wakayama15°327°340°--14°10°29°24°40°42°45°59°40°70°63°326°47°315°29°318°
Yamagata16°328°343°17°16°32°30°43°47°48°65°42°74°359°64°317°47°312°30°317°
Yamaguchi16°325°338°--12°28°22°39°39°45°57°42°69°14°65°329°49°315°31°317°
Yamanashi14°328°342°--16°13°31°27°41°44°46°62°40°72°63°321°46°314°29°318°

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