METEOR SHOWERS
Meteor shower calendar 2026
The next one is the 2026 Orionid meteor shower, peaking Oct 21–23. From New York the best time is night of Oct 20 → 5:00 AM on Oct 21 — no moonlight. The seven major showers with their peaks, best hours and directions, and how much the Moon gets in the way.
Next meteor shower
2026 Orionid meteor shower
Once the 74% lit Moon sets around 2:30 AM, the best view comes around 5:00 AM, when the radiant stands 65° up in the south.
Hour by hour →Coming up
- Orionid meteor shower2026 · Peak Oct 21–23night of Oct 20 → 5:00 AM on Oct 21 · No moonlight
- Leonid meteor shower2026 · Peak Nov 17–19night of Nov 16 → 5:00 AM on Nov 17 · No moonlight
- Geminid meteor shower2026 · Peak Dec 13–15night of Dec 12 → 1:30 AM on Dec 13 · No moonlight
- Quadrantid meteor shower2027 · Peak Jan 3–5night of Jan 4 → 5:30 AM on Jan 5 · No moonlight
- Lyrid meteor shower2027 · Peak Apr 22–23night of Apr 22 → 4:00 AM on Apr 23 · Bright Moon
- Eta Aquariid meteor shower2027 · Peak May 5–7night of May 6 → 3:30 AM on May 7 · No moonlight
- Perseid meteor shower2027 · Peak Aug 12–14night of Aug 12 → 4:00 AM on Aug 13 · No moonlight
Times are Eastern Time; best hours and directions are for New York. Peaks are the usual annual windows, not a forecast for the year.