Meteor Shower Calendar
The year at a glance
Bars show each shower's active window; the diamond marks its peak. Green = active tonight.
All showers by next peak
Southern Delta Aquariids
A steady summer shower that blends into the early Perseids.
Perseids
The most-watched shower of the year — warm August nights and bright fireballs.
Draconids
Slow, evening meteors that can occasionally storm.
Orionids
Fast Halley's Comet meteors around a dark October sky.
Taurids
Slow, bright fireballs spread across late autumn.
Leonids
The fastest annual meteors — and the source of historic meteor storms.
Geminids
The most reliable and prolific shower of the year — bright, colourful, and rich.
Ursids
A quiet solstice shower, circumpolar for northern skies.
Quadrantids
A brief, intense January peak — one of the year's strongest, if you catch it.
Lyrids
Spring's first major shower, radiating from near brilliant Vega.
Eta Aquariids
Swift Halley's Comet meteors, best from southern skies.