Fri, Oct 8
Draconids meteor shower 2027 from Irvine
Best 7:36 PM–11:06 PM (radiant up to 57°).
Up to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 64% lit on the peak night.
in 341 days 14 h
Times are local (PDT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Irvine: 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
- Santa AnaBest 7:36 PM–11:21 PM (radiant up to 57°)
- AnaheimBest 7:36 PM–11:21 PM (radiant up to 57°)
- Corona, CABest 7:35 PM–11:20 PM (radiant up to 57°)
- Long BeachBest 7:37 PM–11:22 PM (radiant up to 57°)
- Pomona, CABest 7:36 PM–11:21 PM (radiant up to 57°)
- West Covina, CABest 7:36 PM–11:21 PM (radiant up to 57°)
- Downey, CABest 7:37 PM–11:22 PM (radiant up to 57°)
- Ontario, CABest 7:35 PM–11:20 PM (radiant up to 57°)
- El Monte, CABest 7:37 PM–11:22 PM (radiant up to 58°)
- RiversideBest 7:34 PM–11:19 PM (radiant up to 57°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).