Quadrantids(QUA) meteor shower will be active from Saturday, December 28 2019 until Sunday, January 12 2020. Its peak day is Saturday, January 4 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 Quadrantids
Quadrantids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=230°, delta=+49°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 110 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 Quadrantids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Saturday, January 4 2020, for the following cities in Egypt.
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City
Time
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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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Cairo
3°
32°
19°
44°
38°
49°
57°
45°
71°
11°
64°
322°
45°
311°
26°
314°
8°
323°
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-
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-
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Aswan
-
-
15°
43°
35°
46°
54°
38°
65°
6°
58°
327°
40°
315°
20°
316°
2°
324°
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-
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Asyut
0°
32°
17°
43°
36°
48°
55°
42°
68°
10°
61°
326°
43°
313°
24°
314°
6°
323°
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-
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Beni Suef
2°
32°
18°
43°
37°
49°
56°
44°
70°
11°
63°
324°
44°
312°
25°
314°
7°
323°
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-
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-
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Damietta
4°
32°
20°
44°
39°
50°
58°
46°
72°
11°
64°
320°
46°
310°
26°
313°
9°
323°
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-
-
-
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Gharbia
-
-
16°
43°
35°
47°
54°
42°
67°
10°
61°
326°
43°
313°
24°
315°
6°
323°
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Sinai
3°
33°
19°
44°
39°
48°
58°
42°
70°
5°
61°
322°
42°
312°
23°
315°
5°
324°
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The Sky and Stars in Egypt
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Cairo, Egypt 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.