Fri, Oct 8
Draconids meteor shower 2027 from Cape Coral, FL
Best 8:12 PM–11:12 PM (radiant up to 52°).
Up to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 64% lit on the peak night.
in 341 days 12 h
Times are local (EDT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Cape Coral, FL: 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, fewer this year in bright moonlight.
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
- St. Petersburg, FloridaBest 8:15 PM–11:15 PM (radiant up to 53°)
- TampaBest 8:14 PM–11:14 PM (radiant up to 53°)
- Lakeland, FLBest 8:12 PM–11:12 PM (radiant up to 53°)
- Clearwater, FLBest 8:16 PM–11:16 PM (radiant up to 53°)
- Port St. Lucie, FLBest 8:06 PM–11:06 PM (radiant up to 52°)
- Pembroke Pines, FLBest 8:06 PM–11:06 PM (radiant up to 51°)
- Coral Springs, FLBest 8:06 PM–11:06 PM (radiant up to 51°)
- Miramar, FLBest 8:06 PM–11:06 PM (radiant up to 51°)
- Davie, FLBest 8:06 PM–11:06 PM (radiant up to 51°)
- Hialeah, FLBest 8:06 PM–11:06 PM (radiant up to 51°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).