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 Costa Rica.
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City
Time
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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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San José
74°
96°
76°
263°
46°
271°
17°
275°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16°
84°
46°
89°
Alajuela
73°
97°
77°
261°
47°
271°
17°
275°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15°
85°
45°
89°
Cartago
75°
96°
76°
264°
46°
271°
16°
276°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16°
84°
46°
89°
Guanacaste
73°
97°
77°
260°
48°
270°
18°
275°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15°
84°
44°
89°
Heredia
74°
97°
76°
262°
46°
271°
17°
275°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16°
85°
46°
89°
Limón
75°
96°
75°
263°
45°
271°
16°
276°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
17°
85°
46°
89°
Puntarenas
73°
96°
77°
263°
47°
271°
17°
275°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
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15°
84°
45°
89°
The Sky and Stars in Costa Rica
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from San José, Costa Rica 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.
