Can Monocerotids be seen in Portugal?
Lisboa, capital of Portugal.
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.
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 Portugal.
| City | Time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 00:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | |||||||||||||
| Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | |
| Lisboa | 48° | 129° | 59° | 178° | 50° | 228° | 29° | 256° | 6° | 276° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 84° | 28° | 103° |
| Aveiro | 47° | 132° | 57° | 179° | 48° | 227° | 28° | 255° | 6° | 276° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 84° | 28° | 104° |
| Azores | 48° | 127° | 60° | 175° | 51° | 227° | 30° | 256° | 7° | 275° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 83° | 27° | 101° |
| Beja | 50° | 130° | 60° | 180° | 49° | 230° | 28° | 257° | 5° | 277° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 84° | 29° | 104° |
| Braga | 47° | 133° | 56° | 179° | 47° | 226° | 28° | 255° | 5° | 276° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 84° | 28° | 105° |
| Braganca | 48° | 135° | 56° | 182° | 46° | 228° | 26° | 256° | 4° | 277° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7° | 85° | 29° | 106° |
| Castelo Branco | 49° | 132° | 58° | 181° | 48° | 229° | 27° | 257° | 5° | 277° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 85° | 29° | 105° |
| Coimbra | 48° | 131° | 58° | 179° | 48° | 227° | 28° | 256° | 5° | 276° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 84° | 28° | 104° |
| Evora | 49° | 131° | 59° | 180° | 49° | 229° | 28° | 257° | 5° | 276° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 84° | 29° | 104° |
| Faro | 50° | 129° | 61° | 180° | 50° | 231° | 28° | 258° | 5° | 277° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 84° | 29° | 103° |
| Guarda | 48° | 133° | 57° | 181° | 47° | 229° | 27° | 257° | 4° | 277° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 85° | 29° | 105° |
| Leiria | 48° | 131° | 58° | 178° | 49° | 227° | 28° | 256° | 6° | 276° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 84° | 28° | 104° |
| Madeira | 48° | 132° | 58° | 180° | 48° | 228° | 28° | 256° | 5° | 276° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 84° | 29° | 104° |
| Portalegre | 49° | 132° | 59° | 181° | 48° | 229° | 28° | 257° | 4° | 277° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 85° | 29° | 105° |
| Porto | 47° | 132° | 57° | 179° | 48° | 226° | 28° | 255° | 6° | 276° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 84° | 28° | 105° |
| Santarem | 48° | 130° | 59° | 179° | 49° | 228° | 29° | 256° | 5° | 276° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 84° | 28° | 104° |
| Setubal | 49° | 130° | 59° | 178° | 50° | 228° | 29° | 256° | 5° | 276° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 84° | 28° | 103° |
| Viana do Castelo | 47° | 132° | 56° | 179° | 48° | 226° | 28° | 255° | 6° | 276° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 84° | 28° | 105° |
| Vila Real | 47° | 133° | 57° | 180° | 47° | 227° | 27° | 256° | 5° | 276° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 85° | 28° | 105° |
| Viseu | 48° | 132° | 57° | 180° | 48° | 228° | 28° | 256° | 5° | 276° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 84° | 28° | 105° |
The Sky and Stars in Portugal
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Lisboa, Portugal 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.
| Lisboa | Aveiro | Azores | Beja | Braga | Braganca | Castelo Branco | Coimbra | Evora | Faro | Guarda | Leiria | Madeira | Portalegre | Porto | Santarem | Setubal | Viana do Castelo | Vila Real | Viseu |