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Can Monocerotids be seen in India?


Delhi, capital of India.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

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 India.

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CityTime
00:0002:0004:0006:0008:0010:0012:0014:0016:0018:0020:0022:00
Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Delhi57°123°69°187°53°242°28°264°278°----------85°33°100°
Andhara Pradesh65°107°80°218°53°261°25°271°------------84°38°92°
Assam69°146°65°227°41°257°14°272°------------20°91°47°107°
Bangala69°136°69°225°44°258°17°272°------------18°89°45°103°
Bihar65°132°69°212°47°253°20°269°------------14°88°41°103°
Chandigarh55°125°67°185°52°240°28°262°278°----------85°32°101°
Chhattisgarh65°118°75°211°51°256°23°270°------------11°86°39°97°
Gujarat55°109°75°167°61°245°34°265°276°----------82°28°93°
Haryana56°123°69°184°54°241°29°263°278°----------84°32°99°
India56°111°75°172°59°245°32°265°277°----------82°29°94°
Jammu and Kashmir53°128°64°184°51°236°28°261°278°----------85°31°102°
Karnataka61°101°83°192°58°261°29°271°278°----------83°33°90°
Kerala62°93°87°209°59°268°29°273°------------83°33°87°
Madhya Pradesh60°118°74°193°54°250°27°267°------------84°35°97°
Maharashtra61°108°79°191°57°255°29°269°278°----------83°34°93°
Manipur70°146°65°231°40°259°13°273°------------21°91°48°107°
Megahalaya68°141°66°225°42°257°15°272°------------19°90°46°106°
Orissa67°119°74°220°49°258°21°271°------------13°86°41°97°
Pondisheri65°97°84°232°55°267°26°273°------------83°37°89°
Punjab54°124°67°182°53°238°29°262°277°----------84°31°100°
Rajasthan55°117°71°177°57°242°31°263°277°----------83°30°97°
Tamil Nadu64°94°85°231°57°268°27°273°------------83°35°88°
Tripura70°140°67°229°42°259°15°272°------------19°90°47°104°
Uttar Pradesh60°126°70°198°51°248°25°266°------------10°86°36°101°
Uttaranchal57°128°67°192°51°243°26°264°------------86°34°102°

The Sky and Stars in India

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Delhi, India 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