ETA AQUARIIDS · 2027
2027 Eta Aquariid meteor shower
Moonlight barely interferes this year. The best view comes around 3:30 AM, when the radiant stands 11° up in the east.
- Peak
- May 5–7, 2027
- Best time
- night of May 6 → 3:30 AM on May 7
- Radiant
- 11° up in the east · Aquarius
- Moonlight
- No moonlight · no Moon all night
- Up to
- about 50 an hour (ZHR, ideal sky)
- Active
- Apr 19 – May 28
- Parent body
- Comet Halley (1P)
- Meteor speed
- about 66 km/s
The best night around the peak
From 6 PM on May 6 to 6 AM the next morning, for New York.
- Radiant height
- Moon up (darker = brighter Moon)
- Twilight or day (sky not dark)
- Best time
Hour by hour
| Time | Radiant | Moon | Viewing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:30 AM | below the horizon | none | 0 |
| 3:30 AMBest | east 11° | none | 19 |
Viewing is this page’s comparison score: radiant height (its sine) times a moonlight factor. It is not a meteor count, and clouds, light pollution and terrain are not included.