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Meteor Showers Tonight — Mexico City

No major shower is at its peak over Mexico City 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.

NEXT · IN 52 DAYS · DELTA AQUARIIDS
Peak nightJul 29–30
Peak rate~25/hr (ideal)
Radiant heightbelow horizon

Radiant in Aquarius · debris from Comet 96P/Machholz (likely). Radiant altitude computed for Mexico City (19.4°, -99.1°).

Conditions over Mexico City tonight

Dark by8:08 PM
Until5:58 AM
MoonLast Quarter · 49%
Best after8:08 PM

A bright Moon (49% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.

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.

Mexico City right now

A clear sky matters more than anything for meteors — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Mexico Citytells you whether it's worth heading out.

More sky over Mexico City

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