Eta Aquariids 2027: Peak Night, Best Time and Where to Look
Eta Aquariids 2027: peak in the night of 5–6 May 2027, up to 50 meteors an hour, moon 1% lit. Best time and direction for your city and 20 cities worldwide.
- Peak in the night of 5–6 May 2027. When and where to look – calculated for your city.
Eta Aquariids 2027: the best hour in 12 cities
- On the peak night: when the radiant stands highest (with direction and height), how long it is dark and how many meteors an hour to expect.
- New York: Best time 04:00 · east-southeast 16° · Dark 21:10–04:40 · Per hour ~14
- Los Angeles: Best time 04:20 · east-southeast 22° · Dark 20:40–04:50 · Per hour ~19
- Chicago: Best time 03:40 · east-southeast 13° · Dark 21:10–04:30 · Per hour ~11
- Houston: Best time 05:00 · east-southeast 26° · Dark 21:00–05:30 · Per hour ~22
- Miami: Best time 05:10 · east-southeast 29° · Dark 20:50–05:40 · Per hour ~24
- Seattle: Best time 04:20 · east-southeast 15° · Dark 21:50–04:20 · Per hour ~8
- Denver: Best time 04:00 · east-southeast 15° · Dark 21:10–04:40 · Per hour ~13
- Boston: Best time 03:40 · east-southeast 14° · Dark 21:00–04:20 · Per hour ~12
- Toronto: Best time 04:50 · east-southeast 20° · Dark 21:40–04:50 · Per hour ~10
- London: Best time 03:50 · east-southeast 10° · Dark 22:10–03:50 · Per hour ~5
- Manchester: Best time 03:40 · east-southeast 7° · Dark 22:30–03:40 · Per hour ~4
- Edinburgh: Best time 03:20 · east 3° · Dark 23:00–03:20 · Per hour ~2
Eta Aquariids 2027 around the world
- Berlin: Best time 03:50 · Radiant height 9° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~5
- London: Best time 03:50 · Radiant height 10° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~5
- Paris: Best time 04:50 · Radiant height 13° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~7
- Madrid: Best time 05:20 · Radiant height 16° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~14
- Rome: Best time 04:50 · Radiant height 22° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~11
- Vienna: Best time 04:00 · Radiant height 14° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~7
- Zurich: Best time 04:40 · Radiant height 15° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~8
- Amsterdam: Best time 04:20 · Radiant height 9° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~5
- Warsaw: Best time 03:20 · Radiant height 9° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~5
- Stockholm: –
- Lisbon: Best time 04:50 · Radiant height 18° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~15
- New York: Best time 04:00 · Radiant height 16° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~14
- Los Angeles: Best time 04:20 · Radiant height 22° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~19
- Toronto: Best time 04:50 · Radiant height 20° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~10
- Mexico City: Best time 04:40 · Radiant height 34° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~28
- São Paulo: Best time 05:10 · Radiant height 47° · Direction east-northeast · Meteors/hour ~36
- Sydney: Best time 05:00 · Radiant height 41° · Direction northeast · Meteors/hour ~33
- Tokyo: Best time 03:00 · Radiant height 20° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~17
- Beijing: Best time 03:20 · Radiant height 16° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~14
- Delhi: Best time 04:10 · Radiant height 28° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~23
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 2027
- When is the Eta Aquariids peak in 2027? In the night of 5–6 May 2027. 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 2027 the moon is 1% 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.