Thu, Oct 8
Draconids meteor shower 2026 from Omaha
Best 8:08 PM–12:23 AM (radiant up to 62°).
Up to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 3% lit on the peak night.
This has passed
Times are local (CDT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Omaha: a very bright ISS pass, a Starlink train, a meteor shower peak, planets together, a supermoon or eclipse, the northern lights, or a bright comet. Only the city is stored, not your location.
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Plan your night
☁️ Clouds through the night
The hour-by-hour cloud forecast appears about five days before.
🌑 Find a dark sky
City light hides most of the show. Drive until the sky looks clearly darker (often 30–60 minutes out), away from streetlights, with an open view.
🛰️ Also crossing the sky that night
Bright ISS and Starlink passes during the best hours appear about five days before.
Shooting stars streak across the sky: up to about 10 an hour from a dark place.
How to watch
- Find a dark place away from city lights and give your eyes 20 minutes to adjust.
- Lie back and look at a wide part of the sky; you do not need to face the radiant.
- Rates are highest in the hours before dawn.
Other cities
- LincolnBest 8:11 PM–12:26 AM (radiant up to 62°)
- Topeka, KSBest 8:07 PM–12:22 AM (radiant up to 61°)
- Des MoinesBest 7:59 PM–12:29 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Sioux Falls, SDBest 8:11 PM–12:56 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- Kansas CityBest 8:03 PM–12:18 AM (radiant up to 61°)
- Olathe, KSBest 8:04 PM–12:04 AM (radiant up to 61°)
- Overland Park, KSBest 8:03 PM–12:03 AM (radiant up to 61°)
- Independence, MOBest 8:02 PM–12:17 AM (radiant up to 61°)
- Lee's Summit, MOBest 8:02 PM–12:17 AM (radiant up to 61°)
- WichitaBest 8:14 PM–12:14 AM (radiant up to 60°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).