Eta Aquariids 2026: Peak Night, Best Time and Where to Look
Eta Aquariids 2026: peak in the night of 5–6 May 2026, up to 50 meteors an hour, moon 85% lit. Best time and direction for your city and 20 cities worldwide.
- Peak in the night of 5–6 May 2026. When and where to look – calculated for your city.
Eta Aquariids 2026 around the world
- Berlin: Best time 03:50 · Radiant height 9° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~2
- London: Best time 03:50 · Radiant height 11° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~2
- Paris: Best time 04:50 · Radiant height 13° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~3
- Madrid: Best time 05:20 · Radiant height 16° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~6
- Rome: Best time 04:00 · Radiant height 13° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~5
- Vienna: Best time 04:00 · Radiant height 14° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~3
- Zurich: Best time 04:40 · Radiant height 16° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~3
- Amsterdam: Best time 04:20 · Radiant height 9° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~2
- Warsaw: Best time 03:20 · Radiant height 10° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~2
- Stockholm: –
- Lisbon: Best time 04:50 · Radiant height 18° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~6
- New York: Best time 04:00 · Radiant height 16° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~6
- Los Angeles: Best time 04:20 · Radiant height 22° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~8
- Toronto: Best time 04:50 · Radiant height 20° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~4
- Mexico City: Best time 04:40 · Radiant height 34° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~12
- São Paulo: Best time 05:10 · Radiant height 47° · Direction east-northeast · Meteors/hour ~15
- Sydney: Best time 05:00 · Radiant height 42° · Direction northeast · Meteors/hour ~13
- Tokyo: Best time 03:00 · Radiant height 20° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~7
- Beijing: Best time 03:20 · Radiant height 16° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~5
- Delhi: Best time 04:10 · Radiant height 28° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~9
About the Eta Aquariids
- Debris from Halley's Comet produces some of the fastest meteors, entering the atmosphere at 66 km/s. Best viewed from the Southern Hemisphere, where rates can reach 50 per hour. Known for persistent glowing trails.
Questions about the Eta Aquariids 2026
- When is the Eta Aquariids peak in 2026? In the night of 5–6 May 2026. In Berlin the best time is around 03:50, when the radiant is high in a dark sky.
- How many meteors can you see? Under an ideal dark sky up to 50 an hour; in a city far fewer. In 2026 the moon is 85% lit that night.
- Where do you have to look? Anywhere: the meteors come from the radiant in Aquarius but light up all over the sky. Lie down, look about halfway up and give your eyes 20 minutes to get used to the dark.