Meteor showers 2026–2027: dates, best time and the Moon
Peak dates of the main meteor showers over the next twelve months, with the Moon’s phase for each. The Moon matters most: under a full Moon you see only a fraction of the meteors.
Upcoming meteor showers
| Shower | Peak | ZHR | Moon | ConditionsMadrid | Meteors/hour*Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonids | 15 | 55% | 13 | ||
| Geminids | 150 | 25% | 125 | ||
| Ursids | 10 | 98% | 1 | ||
| Quadrantids | 80 | 12% | 57 | ||
| Lyrids | 18 | 95% | 4 | ||
| Eta Aquariids | 50 | 0% | 16 | ||
| Southern Delta Aquariids | 25 | 4% | 13 | ||
| Perseids | 100 | 87% | 88 | ||
| Draconids | 5 | 67% | <1 | ||
| Orionids | 20 | 58% | 6 |
ZHR: meteors per hour with the radiant overhead and a perfectly dark sky. In practice you see fewer.
* Estimate for a dark rural sky, taking the radiant’s altitude and the Moon into account. From a city you will see far fewer. Local time for each city.
How to watch
No telescope or binoculars needed. Find a dark spot away from lights, lie back looking at the highest part of the sky and give your eyes 20 minutes to adapt. Meteors appear in every direction; their trails point back to the radiant.
Source and accuracy
Parameters from the IMO (International Meteor Organization), 2026–2027 calendar. The peak time is computed from the solar longitude; meteors per hour for each city are our own estimate.