Monocerotid meteor shower 2021
Visible In India? :
The Monocerotid meteor shower will be active from 5 December to 20 December, producing its peak rate of meteors around 9 December.
Over this period, there will be a chance of seeing Monocerotid meteors whenever the shower’s radiant point – in the constellation Monoceros – is above the horizon, with the number of visible meteors increasing the higher the radiant point is in the sky.
At its peak, the shower is expected to produce a nominal rate of around 2 meteors per hour (ZHR).
The shower is expected to reach peak activity at around 10:00 IST on 9 December 2021.