Meteor shower
Draconids
A minor shower: a few shooting stars an hour at best. The Moon will be bright, so you'll see fewer.
Peak night
UnlikelyOct 8
Night of Friday; best after midnight
Look up, anywhere in the sky
Up to 5 an hour from a very dark place. Expect far fewer from a city.
How to watch
- Get away from city lights if you can.
- Lie back and look up. Give your eyes 20 minutes to adjust.
- Be patient: they come in bursts.
Best time in your city
Show 42 cities
- Albuquerque, NMBest around Fri 7:40 PM
- Anchorage, AKBest around Fri 8:50 PM
- Atlanta, GABest around Fri 8:10 PM
- Austin, TXBest around Fri 8:00 PM
- Baltimore, MDBest around Fri 7:40 PM
- Boise, IDBest around Fri 8:20 PM
- Boston, MABest around Fri 7:20 PM
- Charlotte, NCBest around Fri 8:00 PM
- Chicago, ILBest around Fri 7:30 PM
- Columbus, OHBest around Fri 8:10 PM
- Dallas, TXBest around Fri 8:00 PM
- Denver, COBest around Fri 7:30 PM
- Detroit, MIBest around Fri 8:10 PM
- Honolulu, HIBest around Fri 7:10 PM
- Houston, TXBest around Fri 8:00 PM
- Jacksonville, FLBest around Fri 8:00 PM
- Kansas City, MOBest around Fri 7:50 PM
- Las Vegas, NVBest around Fri 7:10 PM
- Los Angeles, CABest around Fri 7:30 PM
- Miami, FLBest around Fri 7:50 PM
- Minneapolis, MNBest around Fri 7:50 PM
- Nashville, TNBest around Fri 7:20 PM
- New Orleans, LABest around Fri 7:30 PM
- New York, NYBest around Fri 7:30 PM
- Orlando, FLBest around Fri 8:00 PM
- Philadelphia, PABest around Fri 7:40 PM
- Phoenix, AZBest around Fri 7:00 PM
- Pittsburgh, PABest around Fri 7:50 PM
- Portland, ORBest around Fri 7:50 PM
- Raleigh, NCBest around Fri 7:50 PM
- Sacramento, CABest around Fri 7:40 PM
- Salt Lake City, UTBest around Fri 8:00 PM
- San Antonio, TXBest around Fri 8:10 PM
- San Diego, CABest around Fri 7:20 PM
- San Francisco, CABest around Fri 7:40 PM
- San Jose, CABest around Fri 7:40 PM
- Santa Barbara, CABest around Fri 7:30 PM
- Seattle, WABest around Fri 7:50 PM
- St. Louis, MOBest around Fri 7:40 PM
- Tampa, FLBest around Fri 8:00 PM
- Tucson, AZBest around Fri 7:00 PM
- Washington, DCBest around Fri 7:40 PM
More details
- Active
- 2027-10-06 to 2027-10-10
- Rate (ZHR)
- 5 per hour, ideal conditions
- Radiant
- RA 263°, Dec +56°
- Speed
- 20 km/s
- Comes from
- Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner
- 2027 peak
- Sat Oct 9, 12:23 AM PDT · Moon 67% · IMO 2027