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Can Monocerotids be seen in Venezuela?


Caracas, capital of Venezuela.

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 Venezuela.

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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.
Caracas61°93°87°206°59°268°29°273°278°----------83°33°87°
Amazonas62°79°85°331°57°279°28°277°------------82°34°83°
Anzoategui64°91°86°252°56°270°27°274°------------83°35°87°
Apure59°86°88°53°61°274°32°275°278°----------82°30°85°
Aragua61°91°88°206°59°269°30°274°278°----------82°33°87°
Barinas58°89°88°108°62°271°33°274°278°------------29°86°
Bolívar64°84°85°295°56°275°26°276°------------83°36°84°
Carabobo60°92°88°186°60°268°30°273°278°----------82°32°87°
Cojedes60°90°89°172°60°270°31°274°278°----------82°31°86°
Delta Amacuro67°90°83°263°53°272°24°275°------------83°38°87°
Distrito Federal62°93°87°207°59°268°29°273°------------83°33°87°
Falcón59°93°86°154°62°266°32°272°278°----------82°30°87°
Guárico62°90°88°244°58°271°29°274°------------82°33°86°
Lara59°91°87°142°62°268°32°273°278°----------82°30°87°
Mérida57°89°87°102°63°271°33°274°278°------------29°86°
Miranda62°92°87°219°58°269°29°274°------------83°33°87°
Monagas65°91°85°256°55°271°26°274°------------83°37°87°
Nueva Esparta64°94°85°234°56°268°27°273°------------83°36°88°
Portuguesa59°89°88°131°61°270°32°274°278°----------82°30°86°
Sucre65°93°85°244°55°269°26°274°------------83°37°88°
Táchira56°88°86°90°64°272°34°274°277°------------28°85°
Trujillo58°90°87°123°63°269°33°273°278°------------29°86°
Vargas59°91°88°151°61°268°32°273°278°----------82°30°87°
Yaracuy60°92°88°167°61°268°31°273°278°----------82°31°87°
Zulia56°91°86°119°64°267°34°273°277°------------28°86°

The Sky and Stars in Venezuela

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Caracas, Venezuela 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