Orionids 2028: Peak Night, Best Time and Where to Look
Orionids 2028: peak in the night of 21–22 October 2028, up to 20 meteors an hour, moon 19% lit. Best time and direction for your city and 20 cities worldwide.
- Peak in the night of 21–22 October 2028. When and where to look – calculated for your city.
Orionids 2028 around the world
- Berlin: Best time 05:20 · Radiant height 53° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~16
- London: Best time 05:20 · Radiant height 54° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~16
- Paris: Best time 06:10 · Radiant height 57° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~17
- Madrid: Best time 06:30 · Radiant height 66° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~18
- Rome: Best time 05:30 · Radiant height 64° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~18
- Vienna: Best time 05:10 · Radiant height 58° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~17
- Zurich: Best time 05:40 · Radiant height 59° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~17
- Amsterdam: Best time 06:00 · Radiant height 54° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~16
- Warsaw: Best time 04:50 · Radiant height 54° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~16
- Stockholm: Best time 05:00 · Radiant height 47° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~15
- Lisbon: Best time 05:50 · Radiant height 67° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~18
- New York: Best time 05:10 · Radiant height 65° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~18
- Los Angeles: Best time 05:10 · Radiant height 72° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~19
- Toronto: Best time 05:30 · Radiant height 62° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~18
- Mexico City: Best time 04:50 · Radiant height 87° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~20
- São Paulo: Best time 04:00 · Radiant height 50° · Direction north · Meteors/hour ~15
- Sydney: Best time 04:30 · Radiant height 39° · Direction north-northeast · Meteors/hour ~13
- Tokyo: Best time 04:00 · Radiant height 70° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~19
- Beijing: Best time 04:30 · Radiant height 66° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~18
- Delhi: Best time 04:40 · Radiant height 77° · Direction south · Meteors/hour ~20
About the Orionids
- The second shower caused by Halley's Comet. Fast meteors can leave persistent ionization trains lasting several seconds. Activity is spread over several nights around the peak.
Questions about the Orionids 2028
- When is the Orionids peak in 2028? In the night of 21–22 October 2028. In Berlin the best time is around 05:20, when the radiant is high in a dark sky.
- How many meteors can you see? Under an ideal dark sky up to 20 an hour; in a city far fewer. In 2028 the moon is 19% lit that night.
- Where do you have to look? Anywhere: the meteors come from the radiant in Orion 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.