Meteor shower
Southern Delta Aquariids
A minor shower: a few shooting stars an hour at best. The Moon won't get in the way much.
Peak night
MaybeJul 31
Night of Saturday; best after midnight
Look up, anywhere in the sky
Up to 25 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 Sun 3:10 AM
- Atlanta, GABest around Sun 3:40 AM
- Austin, TXBest around Sun 3:30 AM
- Baltimore, MDBest around Sun 3:10 AM
- Boise, IDBest around Sun 3:50 AM
- Boston, MABest around Sun 2:50 AM
- Charlotte, NCBest around Sun 3:30 AM
- Chicago, ILBest around Sun 2:50 AM
- Columbus, OHBest around Sun 3:30 AM
- Dallas, TXBest around Sun 3:30 AM
- Denver, COBest around Sun 3:00 AM
- Detroit, MIBest around Sun 3:30 AM
- Honolulu, HIBest around Sat 2:40 AM
- Houston, TXBest around Sun 3:20 AM
- Jacksonville, FLBest around Sun 3:30 AM
- Kansas City, MOBest around Sun 3:20 AM
- Las Vegas, NVBest around Sun 2:40 AM
- Los Angeles, CABest around Sun 3:00 AM
- Miami, FLBest around Sun 3:20 AM
- Minneapolis, MNBest around Sun 3:20 AM
- Nashville, TNBest around Sun 2:50 AM
- New Orleans, LABest around Sun 3:00 AM
- New York, NYBest around Sun 3:00 AM
- Orlando, FLBest around Sun 3:30 AM
- Philadelphia, PABest around Sun 3:00 AM
- Phoenix, AZBest around Sun 2:30 AM
- Pittsburgh, PABest around Sun 3:20 AM
- Portland, ORBest around Sun 3:10 AM
- Raleigh, NCBest around Sun 3:20 AM
- Sacramento, CABest around Sun 3:10 AM
- Salt Lake City, UTBest around Sun 3:30 AM
- San Antonio, TXBest around Sun 3:40 AM
- San Diego, CABest around Sun 2:50 AM
- San Francisco, CABest around Sun 3:10 AM
- San Jose, CABest around Sun 3:10 AM
- Santa Barbara, CABest around Sun 3:00 AM
- Seattle, WABest around Sun 3:10 AM
- St. Louis, MOBest around Sun 3:00 AM
- Tampa, FLBest around Sun 3:30 AM
- Tucson, AZBest around Sun 2:30 AM
- Washington, DCBest around Sun 3:10 AM
More details
- Active
- 2027-07-12 to 2027-08-23
- Rate (ZHR)
- 25 per hour, ideal conditions
- Radiant
- RA 340°, Dec -16°
- Speed
- 41 km/s
- Comes from
- probably Comet 96P/Machholz
- 2027 peak
- Sat Jul 31, 12:37 PM PDT · Moon 4% · IMO 2027