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 American Samoa.
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08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
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Pago Pago
55°
52°
68°
353°
51°
302°
24°
286°
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1°
81°
30°
72°
Fiti’uta
56°
51°
67°
350°
50°
301°
23°
285°
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3°
81°
31°
71°
Ofu
56°
51°
68°
350°
50°
301°
23°
285°
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2°
81°
31°
72°
Swains Island
56°
57°
71°
353°
53°
299°
25°
284°
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1°
82°
30°
74°
Tau
56°
51°
67°
350°
50°
301°
23°
285°
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3°
81°
31°
71°
The Sky and Stars in American Samoa
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Pago Pago, American Samoa 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.
