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Can η-Aquariids be seen in Japan?


Tokyo, capital of Japan.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

η-Aquariids(ETA) meteor shower will be active from Sunday, April 19 2020 until Thursday, May 28 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, May 6 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 η-Aquariids

η-Aquariids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=338°, delta=-01°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 50 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 η-Aquariids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, May 6 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.
Tokyo--97°31°117°49°149°52°198°37°235°15°258°----------
Aichi--95°30°115°49°145°53°193°39°233°17°256°----------
Akita--98°30°120°46°152°48°197°35°233°14°257°----------
Aomori--98°29°121°45°154°47°197°34°233°13°257°----------
Chiba--97°32°118°49°150°52°198°37°236°15°258°----------
Ehime--93°27°111°47°139°55°187°43°230°21°254°----------
Fukui--95°29°115°47°145°52°192°39°232°18°255°----------
Fukuoka--91°25°109°46°136°55°182°45°227°23°253°----------
Fukushima--98°31°119°48°152°50°198°36°235°14°258°----------
Gifu--95°29°115°48°145°53°193°39°233°17°256°----------
Gunma--97°31°117°48°149°52°196°37°234°15°257°----------
Hiroshima--93°26°111°47°139°55°186°43°229°21°254°----------
Hokkaido--99°29°123°43°156°44°198°32°233°12°258°----------
Hyogo--94°28°113°48°143°54°190°41°231°19°255°----------
Ibaraki--97°31°118°49°151°51°198°37°235°14°258°----------
Ishikawa--95°29°115°47°146°52°192°39°232°17°256°----------
Iwate--98°31°121°46°154°48°199°34°234°13°258°----------
Kagawa--93°28°112°48°141°55°189°42°230°20°255°----------
Kagoshima--91°26°109°48°135°57°183°46°229°23°253°----------
Kanagawa--97°31°117°49°149°52°197°38°235°15°258°----------
Kochi--93°28°112°48°140°55°188°43°231°20°255°----------
Kumamoto--92°26°109°47°136°56°183°45°228°23°253°----------
Kyoto--94°29°114°48°144°54°191°40°232°18°256°----------
Mie--95°29°114°49°145°54°193°40°233°18°256°----------
Miyagi--98°31°120°47°153°49°199°35°235°13°258°----------
Miyazaki--92°26°109°48°136°57°184°45°229°22°254°----------
Nagano--96°30°117°48°148°52°195°38°233°16°257°----------
Nagasaki--91°25°109°47°135°56°182°45°227°24°253°----------
Nara--94°29°114°48°144°54°192°40°232°18°256°----------
Niigata--97°30°118°47°150°50°196°36°233°15°257°----------
Oita--92°26°110°47°137°56°185°44°229°22°253°----------
Okayama--93°27°112°47°141°54°188°42°230°20°254°----------
Okinawa----25°104°49°127°63°177°51°230°27°254°269°--------
Osaka--94°29°114°48°143°54°191°41°232°18°255°----------
Saga--91°25°109°46°136°56°182°45°227°23°253°----------
Saitama--97°31°117°49°150°52°197°37°235°15°258°----------
Shiga--95°29°114°48°144°53°192°40°232°18°256°----------
Shimane--93°26°112°46°140°54°186°42°228°21°253°----------
Shizuoka--96°31°116°49°147°53°196°39°234°16°257°----------
Tochigi--97°31°118°49°150°51°197°37°235°15°258°----------
Tokushima--94°28°112°48°142°55°190°42°231°19°255°----------
Tottori--94°27°113°47°142°53°189°41°230°19°254°----------
Toyama--96°29°116°47°147°52°193°38°232°17°256°----------
Wakayama--94°29°113°48°142°54°191°41°232°19°255°----------
Yamagata--98°30°119°47°152°49°198°35°234°14°258°----------
Yamaguchi--92°26°110°46°138°55°184°44°228°22°253°----------
Yamanashi--96°31°116°49°148°52°196°38°234°16°257°----------

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