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 Ukraine.
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22:00
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Kiev
44°
150°
47°
192°
37°
230°
20°
258°
1°
282°
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12°
92°
30°
117°
Zaporozhye
46°
149°
49°
194°
38°
232°
20°
260°
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12°
92°
32°
117°
Uzhgorod
42°
138°
49°
180°
42°
222°
25°
252°
6°
276°
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7°
85°
26°
109°
Simferopol
43°
132°
53°
175°
46°
221°
29°
251°
8°
274°
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4°
83°
25°
105°
The Sky and Stars in Ukraine
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Kiev, Ukraine 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.