PERSEIDS
The graphic shows the height of the radiant of the meteor shower

In blue the hours with the Sun under the horizon (summer legal times) DAY TIME H RAD AZIM SUN MOON 2012:08:12 20:00 13.2 16.3 N.Tw. Down 2012:08:12 21:00 17.0 23.6 A.Tw. Down 2012:08:12 22:00 22.1 30.1 Night Down 2012:08:12 23:00 28.2 35.7 Night Down 2012:08:13 00:00 35.1 40.4 Night Down 2012:08:13 01:00 42.6 43.7 Night Down 2012:08:13 02:00 50.5 45.3 Night Up 2012:08:13 03:00 58.4 44.2 Night Up 2012:08:13 04:00 65.9 38.3 A.Tw. Up 2012:08:13 05:00 71.8 23.3 C.Tw. Up Date, times, height and azimuth of some radiants; position of the Sun and of the Moon