Meteor Showers - The Night Sky Atlas

Yearly meteor shower details from the International Meteor Organization are listed below. Meteor showers are best visible on moonless nights, preferably after midnight, and away from light pollution sources. Every meteor shower has a location in the sky called the radiant, such that all it's meteors travel along segments of imaginary lines drawn from the radiant to the surrounding horizon. Clicking on the name of each shower links to the location of it's radiant

Name	Peak Date	Date Span	Radiant RA	Radiant DE	Hourly Counts	Entry Velocity km/s
Quadrantids	Jan 04	Jan 01 to Jan 05	15.3h	49.0°	120	41.0
delta-Cancrids	Jan 17	Jan 01 to Jan 24	08.7h	20.0°	4	28.0
alpha-Centaurids	Feb 08	Jan 28 to Feb 21	14.0h	-59.0°	6	56.0
delta-Leonids	Feb 25	Feb 15 to Mar 10	11.2h	16.0°	2	23.0
gamma-Normids	Mar 13	Feb 25 to Mar 22	16.6h	-51.0°	8	56.0
Virginids	Mar 24	Jan 25 to Apr 15	13.0h	-4.0°	5	30.0
Lyrids	Apr 21	Apr 16 to Apr 25	18.1h	34.0°	15	49.0
pi-Puppids	Apr 23	Apr 15 to Apr 28	07.3h	-45.0°	var	18.0
eta-Aquarids	May 05	Apr 19 to May 28	22.5h	-1.0°	60	66.0
Sagittarids	May 19	Apr 15 to Jul 15	16.5h	-22.0°	5	30.0
June Bootids	Jun 27	Jun 26 to Jul 02	14.9h	48.0°	var	18.0
Pegasids	Jul 09	Jul 07 to Jul 13	22.7h	15.0°	3	70.0
July Phoenicids	Jul 13	Jul 10 to Jul 16	02.1h	-48.0°	var	47.0
Piscis Austrinids	Jul 27	Jul 15 to Aug 10	22.7h	-30.0°	5	35.0
Southern delta-Aquarids	Jul 27	Jul 12 to Aug 19	22.6h	-16.0°	20	41.0
alpha-Capricornids	Jul 29	Jul 03 to Aug 15	20.5h	-10.0°	4	25.0
Southern iota-Aquarids	Aug 04	Jul 25 to Aug 15	22.3h	-15.0°	2	34.0
Northern delta-Aquarids	Aug 08	Jul 15 to Aug 25	22.3h	-5.0°	4	42.0
Perseids	Aug 12	Jul 17 to Aug 24	03.1h	58.0°	140	59.0
kappa-Cygnids	Aug 17	Aug 03 to Aug 25	19.1h	59.0°	3	25.0
Northern iota-Aquarids	Aug 19	Aug 11 to Aug 31	21.8h	-6.0°	3	31.0
alpha-Aurigids	Aug 31	Aug 25 to Sep 05	05.6h	42.0°	10	66.0
delta-Aurigids	Sep 08	Sep 05 to Oct 10	04.0h	47.0°	6	64.0
Piscids	Sep 19	Sep 01 to Sep 30	00.3h	-1.0°	3	26.0
Draconids	Oct 08	Oct 06 to Oct 10	17.5h	54.0°	var	20.0
epsilon-Geminids	Oct 18	Oct 14 to Oct 27	06.8h	27.0°	2	70.0
Orionids	Oct 21	Oct 02 to Nov 07	06.3h	16.0°	20	66.0
Southern Taurids	Nov 05	Oct 01 to Nov 25	03.5h	13.0°	5	27.0
Northern Taurids	Nov 12	Oct 01 to Nov 25	03.9h	22.0°	5	29.0
Leonids	Nov 17	Nov 14 to Nov 21	10.2h	22.0°	100	71.0
alpha-Monocerotids	Nov 21	Nov 15 to Nov 25	07.8h	1.0°	var	65.0
chi-Orionids	Dec 01	Nov 26 to Dec 15	05.5h	23.0°	3	28.0
Phoenicids	Dec 06	Nov 28 to Dec 09	01.2h	-53.0°	var	18.0
Puppid-Velids	Dec 07	Dec 01 to Dec 15	08.2h	-45.0°	10	40.0
Monocerotids (Dec)	Dec 09	Nov 27 to Dec 17	06.7h	8.0°	3	42.0
sigma-Hydrids	Dec 11	Dec 03 to Dec 15	08.5h	2.0°	2	58.0
Geminids	Dec 13	Dec 07 to Dec 17	07.5h	33.0°	120	35.0
Coma Berenicids	Dec 19	Dec 12 to Jan 23	11.7h	25.0°	5	65.0
Ursids	Dec 22	Dec 17 to Dec 26	14.5h	76.0°	10	33.0

Name

Peak Date

Date Span

Radiant
RA

Radiant
DE

Hourly Counts

Entry Velocity
km/s

Quadrantids

Jan 04

Jan 01 to Jan 05

15.3h

49.0°

120

41.0

delta-Cancrids

Jan 17

Jan 01 to Jan 24

08.7h

20.0°

28.0

alpha-Centaurids

Feb 08

Jan 28 to Feb 21

14.0h

-59.0°

56.0

delta-Leonids

Feb 25

Feb 15 to Mar 10

11.2h

16.0°

23.0

gamma-Normids

Mar 13

Feb 25 to Mar 22

16.6h

-51.0°

56.0

Virginids

Mar 24

Jan 25 to Apr 15

13.0h

-4.0°

30.0

Lyrids

Apr 21

Apr 16 to Apr 25

18.1h

34.0°

49.0

pi-Puppids

Apr 23

Apr 15 to Apr 28

07.3h

-45.0°

var

18.0

eta-Aquarids

May 05

Apr 19 to May 28

22.5h

-1.0°

66.0

Sagittarids

May 19

Apr 15 to Jul 15

16.5h

-22.0°

30.0

June Bootids

Jun 27

Jun 26 to Jul 02

14.9h

48.0°

var

18.0

Pegasids

Jul 09

Jul 07 to Jul 13

22.7h

15.0°

70.0

July Phoenicids

Jul 13

Jul 10 to Jul 16

02.1h

-48.0°

var

47.0

Piscis Austrinids

Jul 27

Jul 15 to Aug 10

22.7h

-30.0°

35.0

Southern delta-Aquarids

Jul 27

Jul 12 to Aug 19

22.6h

-16.0°

41.0

alpha-Capricornids

Jul 29

Jul 03 to Aug 15

20.5h

-10.0°

25.0

Southern iota-Aquarids

Aug 04

Jul 25 to Aug 15

22.3h

-15.0°

34.0

Northern delta-Aquarids

Aug 08

Jul 15 to Aug 25

22.3h

-5.0°

42.0

Perseids

Aug 12

Jul 17 to Aug 24

03.1h

58.0°

140

59.0

kappa-Cygnids

Aug 17

Aug 03 to Aug 25

19.1h

59.0°

25.0

Northern iota-Aquarids

Aug 19

Aug 11 to Aug 31

21.8h

-6.0°

31.0

alpha-Aurigids

Aug 31

Aug 25 to Sep 05

05.6h

42.0°

66.0

delta-Aurigids

Sep 08

Sep 05 to Oct 10

04.0h

47.0°

64.0

Piscids

Sep 19

Sep 01 to Sep 30

00.3h

-1.0°

26.0

Draconids

Oct 08

Oct 06 to Oct 10

17.5h

54.0°

var

20.0

epsilon-Geminids

Oct 18

Oct 14 to Oct 27

06.8h

27.0°

70.0

Orionids

Oct 21

Oct 02 to Nov 07

06.3h

16.0°

66.0

Southern Taurids

Nov 05

Oct 01 to Nov 25

03.5h

13.0°

27.0

Northern Taurids

Nov 12

Oct 01 to Nov 25

03.9h

22.0°

29.0

Leonids

Nov 17

Nov 14 to Nov 21

10.2h

22.0°

100

71.0

alpha-Monocerotids

Nov 21

Nov 15 to Nov 25

07.8h

1.0°

var

65.0

chi-Orionids

Dec 01

Nov 26 to Dec 15

05.5h

23.0°

28.0

Phoenicids

Dec 06

Nov 28 to Dec 09

01.2h

-53.0°

var

18.0

Puppid-Velids

Dec 07

Dec 01 to Dec 15

08.2h

-45.0°

40.0

Monocerotids (Dec)

Dec 09

Nov 27 to Dec 17

06.7h

8.0°

42.0

sigma-Hydrids

Dec 11

Dec 03 to Dec 15

08.5h

2.0°

58.0

Geminids

Dec 13

Dec 07 to Dec 17

07.5h

33.0°

120

35.0

Coma Berenicids

Dec 19

Dec 12 to Jan 23

11.7h

25.0°

65.0

Ursids

Dec 22

Dec 17 to Dec 26

14.5h

76.0°

33.0

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