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 United Kingdom.
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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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London, England
43°
150°
46°
192°
36°
230°
20°
258°
1°
281°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
12°
92°
30°
117°
Manchester, England
40°
148°
44°
188°
36°
226°
21°
255°
3°
280°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10°
90°
28°
116°
Birmingham, England
41°
148°
45°
189°
37°
227°
21°
256°
2°
280°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
10°
91°
28°
116°
Liverpool, England
40°
147°
44°
187°
36°
225°
21°
254°
3°
279°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
10°
90°
27°
115°
Cardiff, Wales
42°
145°
46°
187°
38°
226°
22°
255°
3°
279°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10°
89°
28°
114°
Swansea, Wales
41°
145°
46°
186°
38°
225°
22°
254°
4°
278°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
9°
89°
27°
114°
Newport, Wales
42°
146°
46°
187°
38°
226°
22°
255°
3°
279°
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-
-
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-
-
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-
10°
89°
28°
115°
Wrexham, Wales
41°
146°
45°
187°
37°
225°
21°
255°
3°
279°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
10°
90°
27°
115°
Glasgow, Scotland
38°
146°
42°
185°
35°
222°
21°
252°
4°
278°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9°
89°
25°
115°
Edinburgh, Scotland
38°
148°
42°
186°
35°
224°
20°
253°
4°
279°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10°
90°
26°
116°
Aberdeen, Scotland
37°
149°
41°
188°
33°
224°
20°
254°
3°
279°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10°
91°
26°
118°
Dundee, Scotland
38°
148°
41°
187°
34°
224°
20°
253°
4°
279°
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-
-
-
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-
-
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-
10°
90°
26°
117°
Belfast, Northern Ireland
38°
144°
43°
183°
37°
221°
22°
251°
5°
277°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8°
88°
25°
113°
Derry, Northern Ireland
37°
142°
43°
181°
37°
219°
23°
250°
6°
275°
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-
-
-
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7°
87°
24°
112°
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
38°
143°
43°
183°
37°
221°
22°
251°
5°
276°
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-
-
-
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-
8°
88°
25°
113°
Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
38°
144°
43°
183°
37°
221°
22°
251°
5°
276°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
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8°
88°
25°
113°
The Sky and Stars in United Kingdom
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from London, England, United Kingdom 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.