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 Austria.
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City
Time
00:00
02:00
04:00
06:00
08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
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Wien
46°
150°
49°
194°
38°
233°
20°
260°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13°
92°
32°
117°
Burgenland
47°
149°
50°
195°
38°
233°
20°
260°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13°
92°
32°
117°
Kärnten
46°
145°
51°
191°
40°
231°
22°
258°
1°
281°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11°
90°
31°
114°
Niederösterreich
46°
149°
49°
193°
38°
232°
20°
259°
0°
282°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12°
92°
32°
116°
Oberösterreich
45°
146°
49°
190°
39°
230°
21°
258°
1°
281°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11°
90°
30°
115°
Salzburg
45°
145°
50°
189°
40°
229°
22°
257°
2°
280°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10°
90°
30°
114°
Steiermark
46°
147°
50°
192°
39°
232°
21°
259°
0°
281°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12°
91°
31°
115°
Tirol
45°
143°
51°
187°
41°
228°
23°
256°
3°
279°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9°
88°
29°
112°
Vorarlberg
44°
141°
51°
184°
42°
226°
24°
255°
4°
278°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8°
87°
28°
111°
The Sky and Stars in Austria
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Wien, Austria 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.
