Meteor shower
Eta Aquariids
A good shower. The Moon won't get in the way much.
Peak night
GreatMay 5
Night of Wednesday; best after midnight
Look up, anywhere in the sky
Up to 50 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 41 cities
- Albuquerque, NMBest around Thu 5:10 AM
- Atlanta, GABest around Thu 5:40 AM
- Austin, TXBest around Thu 5:40 AM
- Baltimore, MDBest around Thu 4:50 AM
- Boise, IDBest around Thu 5:10 AM
- Boston, MABest around Thu 4:20 AM
- Charlotte, NCBest around Thu 5:20 AM
- Chicago, ILBest around Thu 4:30 AM
- Columbus, OHBest around Thu 5:20 AM
- Dallas, TXBest around Thu 5:30 AM
- Denver, COBest around Thu 4:40 AM
- Detroit, MIBest around Thu 5:10 AM
- Honolulu, HIBest around Thu 5:00 AM
- Houston, TXBest around Thu 5:30 AM
- Jacksonville, FLBest around Thu 5:40 AM
- Kansas City, MOBest around Thu 5:00 AM
- Las Vegas, NVBest around Thu 4:40 AM
- Los Angeles, CABest around Thu 4:50 AM
- Miami, FLBest around Thu 5:40 AM
- Minneapolis, MNBest around Thu 4:40 AM
- Nashville, TNBest around Thu 4:40 AM
- New Orleans, LABest around Thu 5:10 AM
- New York, NYBest around Thu 4:40 AM
- Orlando, FLBest around Thu 5:40 AM
- Philadelphia, PABest around Thu 4:40 AM
- Phoenix, AZBest around Thu 4:30 AM
- Pittsburgh, PABest around Thu 5:00 AM
- Portland, ORBest around Thu 4:30 AM
- Raleigh, NCBest around Thu 5:10 AM
- Sacramento, CABest around Thu 4:50 AM
- Salt Lake City, UTBest around Thu 5:10 AM
- San Antonio, TXBest around Thu 5:50 AM
- San Diego, CABest around Thu 4:50 AM
- San Francisco, CABest around Thu 5:00 AM
- San Jose, CABest around Thu 5:00 AM
- Santa Barbara, CABest around Thu 5:00 AM
- Seattle, WABest around Thu 4:20 AM
- St. Louis, MOBest around Thu 4:50 AM
- Tampa, FLBest around Thu 5:50 AM
- Tucson, AZBest around Thu 4:30 AM
- Washington, DCBest around Thu 5:00 AM
More details
- Active
- 2027-04-19 to 2027-05-28
- Rate (ZHR)
- 50 per hour, ideal conditions
- Radiant
- RA 338°, Dec -1°
- Speed
- 66 km/s
- Comes from
- Comet 1P/Halley
- 2027 peak
- Thu May 6, 8:11 AM PDT · Moon 0% · IMO 2027