Lyrids 2027: Peak Night, Best Time and Where to Look
Lyrids 2027: peak in the night of 22–23 April 2027, up to 18 meteors an hour, moon 96% lit. Best time and direction for your city and 20 cities worldwide.
- Peak in the night of 22–23 April 2027. When and where to look – calculated for your city.
Lyrids 2027 around the world
- Berlin: Best time 22:50 · Radiant height 24° · Direction east-northeast · Meteors/hour ~7
- London: Best time 22:40 · Radiant height 23° · Direction east-northeast · Meteors/hour ~7
- Paris: Best time 23:20 · Radiant height 20° · Direction east-northeast · Meteors/hour ~6
- Madrid: Best time 05:40 · Radiant height 81° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~6
- Rome: Best time 04:30 · Radiant height 79° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~6
- Vienna: Best time 22:20 · Radiant height 19° · Direction east-northeast · Meteors/hour ~6
- Zurich: Best time 22:50 · Radiant height 19° · Direction east-northeast · Meteors/hour ~6
- Amsterdam: Best time 23:30 · Radiant height 25° · Direction east-northeast · Meteors/hour ~8
- Warsaw: Best time 22:20 · Radiant height 24° · Direction east-northeast · Meteors/hour ~7
- Stockholm: Best time 23:30 · Radiant height 34° · Direction east · Meteors/hour ~6
- Lisbon: Best time 05:10 · Radiant height 83° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~6
- New York: Best time 04:20 · Radiant height 80° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~6
- Los Angeles: Best time 04:40 · Radiant height 88° · Direction east · Meteors/hour ~6
- Toronto: Best time 04:30 · Radiant height 77° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~6
- Mexico City: Best time 04:40 · Radiant height 75° · Direction north · Meteors/hour ~6
- São Paulo: Best time 04:10 · Radiant height 32° · Direction north · Meteors/hour ~3
- Sydney: Best time 04:00 · Radiant height 22° · Direction north · Meteors/hour ~2
- Tokyo: Best time 03:20 · Radiant height 85° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~6
- Beijing: Best time 03:40 · Radiant height 81° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~6
- Delhi: Best time 04:20 · Radiant height 85° · Direction north · Meteors/hour ~6
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 2027
- When is the Lyrids peak in 2027? In the night of 22–23 April 2027. In Berlin the best time is around 22:50, 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 2027 the moon is 96% 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.