We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.
Phoenicids(PHO) meteor shower will be active from Saturday, November 28 2020 until Wednesday, December 9 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, December 2 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.
Phoenicids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=18°, delta=-53°.
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 Phoenicids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, December 2 2020, for the following cities in China.
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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. | |
Beijing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anhui | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 174° | 3° | 192° |
Chongqing | 1° | 202° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 168° | 7° | 186° |
Fujian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 158° | 11° | 175° | 9° | 193° |
Gansu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Guangdong | 4° | 206° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 156° | 13° | 172° | 12° | 190° |
Guangxi | 6° | 203° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 153° | 12° | 169° | 13° | 187° |
Guizhou | 3° | 203° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8° | 168° | 10° | 186° |
Hainan | 9° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7° | 154° | 16° | 170° | 17° | 188° |
Hebei | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Heilongjiang | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Henan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 172° | 2° | 190° |
Hong Kong | 4° | 206° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 156° | 14° | 172° | 13° | 191° |
Hunan | 1° | 205° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 155° | 9° | 171° | 9° | 189° |
Jiangsu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 176° | 2° | 194° |
Jilin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Liaoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Neimenggu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 185° |
Ningxia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shaanxi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 169° | 1° | 187° |
Shandong | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 175° | - | - |
Shanghai | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 160° | 6° | 177° | 3° | 195° |
Shanxi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sichuan | 1° | 201° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 166° | 7° | 184° |
Tianjin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Xinjiang | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Xizang | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 175° | 3° | 193° |
Yunnan | 6° | 200° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9° | 165° | 12° | 183° |
Zhejiang | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2° | 159° | 8° | 176° | 5° | 194° |
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Beijing, China 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.