LYRIDS · 2027
2027 Lyrid meteor shower
A bright 94% lit Moon stays up all night, so faint meteors are hard to see. Keep the Moon behind you and look for bright ones around 4:00 AM, when the radiant stands 77° up in the southeast.
- Peak
- Apr 22–23, 2027
- Best time
- night of Apr 22 → 4:00 AM on Apr 23
- Radiant
- 77° up in the southeast · Lyra
- Moonlight
- Bright Moon · a 94% lit Moon is up
- Up to
- about 18 an hour (ZHR, ideal sky)
- Active
- Apr 14 – Apr 30
- Parent body
- Comet Thatcher (C/1861 G1)
- Meteor speed
- about 49 km/s
The best night around the peak
From 6 PM on Apr 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30 PM | northeast 8° | none | 13 |
| 10:30 PM | northeast 17° | up · 95% | 10 |
| 11:30 PM | northeast 27° | up · 95% | 15 |
| 12:30 AM | east 38° | up · 94% | 21 |
| 1:30 AM | east 49° | up · 94% | 26 |
| 2:30 AM | east 60° | up · 94% | 30 |
| 3:30 AM | east 72° | up · 94% | 32 |
| 4:00 AMBest | southeast 77° | up · 94% | 33 |
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.