Meteor shower
Perseids
One of the best showers of the year. The Moon will be bright, so you'll see fewer.
Peak night
MaybeAug 12
Night of Thursday; best after midnight
Look up, anywhere in the sky
Up to 110+ 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
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- Albuquerque, NMBest around Fri 5:20 AM
- Anchorage, AKBest around Fri 3:30 AM
- Atlanta, GABest around Fri 5:50 AM
- Austin, TXBest around Fri 6:00 AM
- Baltimore, MDBest around Fri 5:10 AM
- Boise, IDBest around Fri 5:30 AM
- Boston, MABest around Fri 4:40 AM
- Charlotte, NCBest around Fri 5:40 AM
- Chicago, ILBest around Fri 4:40 AM
- Columbus, OHBest around Fri 5:30 AM
- Dallas, TXBest around Fri 5:50 AM
- Denver, COBest around Fri 5:00 AM
- Detroit, MIBest around Fri 5:20 AM
- Honolulu, HIBest around Fri 5:10 AM
- Houston, TXBest around Fri 5:50 AM
- Jacksonville, FLBest around Fri 5:50 AM
- Kansas City, MOBest around Fri 5:20 AM
- Las Vegas, NVBest around Fri 4:50 AM
- Los Angeles, CABest around Fri 5:10 AM
- Miami, FLBest around Fri 6:00 AM
- Minneapolis, MNBest around Fri 5:00 AM
- Nashville, TNBest around Fri 5:00 AM
- New Orleans, LABest around Fri 5:30 AM
- New York, NYBest around Fri 4:50 AM
- Orlando, FLBest around Fri 5:50 AM
- Philadelphia, PABest around Fri 5:00 AM
- Phoenix, AZBest around Fri 4:50 AM
- Pittsburgh, PABest around Fri 5:20 AM
- Portland, ORBest around Fri 4:50 AM
- Raleigh, NCBest around Fri 5:30 AM
- Sacramento, CABest around Fri 5:10 AM
- Salt Lake City, UTBest around Fri 5:30 AM
- San Antonio, TXBest around Fri 6:00 AM
- San Diego, CABest around Fri 5:10 AM
- San Francisco, CABest around Fri 5:20 AM
- San Jose, CABest around Fri 5:20 AM
- Santa Barbara, CABest around Fri 5:10 AM
- Seattle, WABest around Fri 4:40 AM
- St. Louis, MOBest around Fri 5:00 AM
- Tampa, FLBest around Fri 6:00 AM
- Tucson, AZBest around Fri 4:40 AM
- Washington, DCBest around Fri 5:10 AM
More details
- Active
- 2027-07-17 to 2027-08-24
- Rate (ZHR)
- 110+ per hour, ideal conditions
- Radiant
- RA 48°, Dec +58°
- Speed
- 59 km/s
- Comes from
- Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle
- 2027 peak
- Fri Aug 13, 1:11 AM PDT · Moon 87% · IMO 2027