SKY · METEOR SHOWERS · CHINA
Meteor Showers Tonight — Beijing
No major shower is at its peak over Beijing tonight. The next is the Delta Aquariids, peaking the night of Jul 29–30. Here's how well it'll be placed from here, and tonight's dark-sky window.
Radiant in Aquarius · debris from Comet 96P/Machholz (likely). Radiant altitude computed for Beijing (39.9°, 116.4°).
Conditions over Beijing tonight
A modest Moon — bright planets and constellations are fine, faint detail less so.
Meteors can appear anywhere in the sky — you don't need to find the radiant or use any equipment. Find the darkest spot you can, let your eyes adapt for 20 minutes, lie back, and watch. The hours after midnight are usually best, as your side of Earth turns to face the oncoming debris.
Beijing right now
A clear sky matters more than anything for meteors — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Beijingtells you whether it's worth heading out.
More sky over Beijing
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the day/night line over Beijing in real time.