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 Egypt.
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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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Cairo
60°
134°
66°
203°
47°
247°
22°
267°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13°
88°
38°
105°
Aswan
66°
128°
71°
215°
48°
255°
21°
270°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
87°
41°
101°
Asyut
62°
130°
69°
206°
48°
250°
22°
268°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12°
87°
39°
102°
Beni Suef
61°
133°
67°
204°
48°
248°
22°
267°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12°
88°
38°
104°
Damietta
60°
137°
65°
203°
46°
246°
21°
266°
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
-
-
-
13°
89°
38°
106°
Gharbia
62°
129°
69°
205°
49°
250°
22°
268°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12°
87°
39°
102°
Sinai
63°
137°
66°
211°
45°
251°
19°
269°
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-
-
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15°
89°
41°
105°
The Sky and Stars in Egypt
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Cairo, Egypt 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.
