Lyrids 2026: Peak Night, Best Time and Where to Look
Lyrids 2026: peak in the night of 22–23 April 2026, up to 18 meteors an hour, moon 37% lit. Best time and direction for your city and 20 cities worldwide.
- Peak in the night of 22–23 April 2026. When and where to look – calculated for your city.
Lyrids 2026 around the world
- Berlin: Best time 03:20 · Radiant height 64° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~16
- London: Best time 03:30 · Radiant height 66° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~16
- Paris: Best time 04:30 · Radiant height 69° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~17
- Madrid: Best time 05:40 · Radiant height 81° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~18
- Rome: Best time 04:30 · Radiant height 79° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~18
- Vienna: Best time 03:40 · Radiant height 70° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~17
- Zurich: Best time 04:20 · Radiant height 72° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~17
- Amsterdam: Best time 04:00 · Radiant height 64° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~16
- Warsaw: Best time 03:00 · Radiant height 65° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~16
- Stockholm: Best time 01:10 · Radiant height 47° · Direction east · Meteors/hour ~10
- Lisbon: Best time 05:10 · Radiant height 83° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~18
- New York: Best time 04:20 · Radiant height 80° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~18
- Los Angeles: Best time 04:40 · Radiant height 88° · Direction east · Meteors/hour ~18
- Toronto: Best time 04:30 · Radiant height 77° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~18
- Mexico City: Best time 04:30 · Radiant height 75° · Direction north · Meteors/hour ~17
- São Paulo: Best time 04:10 · Radiant height 32° · Direction north · Meteors/hour ~10
- Sydney: Best time 04:00 · Radiant height 22° · Direction north · Meteors/hour ~7
- Tokyo: Best time 03:20 · Radiant height 85° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~18
- Beijing: Best time 03:40 · Radiant height 81° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~18
- Delhi: Best time 04:20 · Radiant height 85° · Direction north · Meteors/hour ~18
About the Lyrids
- One of the oldest known meteor showers, observed for over 2,700 years. While not the strongest, the Lyrids occasionally produce bright fireballs and unexpected outbursts of up to 100 meteors per hour.
Questions about the Lyrids 2026
- When is the Lyrids peak in 2026? In the night of 22–23 April 2026. In Berlin the best time is around 03:20, when the radiant is high in a dark sky.
- How many meteors can you see? Under an ideal dark sky up to 18 an hour; in a city far fewer. In 2026 the moon is 37% lit that night.
- Where do you have to look? Anywhere: the meteors come from the radiant in Lyra 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.