Fri, Oct 8
Draconids meteor shower 2027 from Rockford, IL
Best 7:41 PM–12:11 AM (radiant up to 63°).
Up to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 64% lit on the peak night.
in 341 days 16 h
Times are local (CDT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Rockford, IL: 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
- Elgin, ILBest 7:38 PM–12:08 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- MadisonBest 7:42 PM–12:12 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- Aurora, ILBest 7:38 PM–12:08 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Naperville, ILBest 7:37 PM–12:07 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Joliet, ILBest 7:37 PM–12:07 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- MilwaukeeBest 7:36 PM–12:06 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- ChicagoBest 7:35 PM–12:05 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Peoria, ILBest 7:43 PM–11:58 PM (radiant up to 62°)
- Davenport, IABest 7:47 PM–12:17 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Green Bay, WIBest 7:36 PM–12:21 AM (radiant up to 65°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).