ACTIVE NOWDelta Aquariids~25/hr peak
Peak nightJul 29–30
Radiant inAquarius
FromComet 96P/Machholz (likely)
CharacterA long, gentle shower with a southern radiant — a good warm-up to the Perseids, best from the south.
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Meteor Showers Tonight & the 2026 Calendar
A few times a year, Earth ploughs through the dusty trail left by a comet or asteroid, and the sky fills with shooting stars. Here's what's active right now, when the next big shower peaks, and exactly how well placed each one is from your city.
ACTIVE NOW
ACTIVE NOWPerseids~100/hr peak
Peak nightAug 11–12
Radiant inPerseus
FromComet 109P/Swift–Tuttle
CharacterThe most popular shower of the year — warm August nights, a high rate, and plenty of bright meteors. A northern radiant favours the Northern Hemisphere.
Coming up next
No major shower peaks in the next two months — the full 2026 calendar is below.
The 2026 meteor shower calendar
The major annual showers, by peak date. Rates (ZHR) are the best-case count under perfectly dark skies with the radiant overhead — from a real backyard you'll see fewer, but the brightest showers still put on a show.
| SHOWER | PEAK | ~ZHR | RADIANT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Aquariids | Thu, Jul 30 | 25 | Aquarius |
| Perseids | Wed, Aug 12 | 100 | Perseus |
| Orionids | Wed, Oct 21 | 20 | Orion |
| Leonids | Tue, Nov 17 | 15 | Leo |
| Geminids | Mon, Dec 14 | 120 | Gemini |
| Ursids | Tue, Dec 22 | 10 | Ursa Minor |
| Quadrantids | Sun, Jan 3 | 110 | Boötes |
| Lyrids | Thu, Apr 22 | 18 | Lyra |
| Eta Aquariids | Thu, May 6 | 50 | Aquarius |
Source: International Meteor Organization (IMO) shower calendar (2026). Peak dates shift by about a day year to year.
Meteor showers tonight by city
132 CITIESEach city page works out how high tonight's active shower's radiant climbs in a dark sky over that location — a high radiant means many more meteors — plus whether the Moon will spoil the show.
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