Fri, Oct 8
Draconids meteor shower 2027 from Wichita
Best 8:14 PM–12:14 AM (radiant up to 60°).
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 Wichita: 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.
Put Wichita's sky in your calendar
Full moons, meteor showers, eclipses and bright ISS passes (with a 10-minute reminder) appear in your calendar and update by themselves.
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
- TulsaBest 8:08 PM–11:53 PM (radiant up to 59°)
- Topeka, KSBest 8:07 PM–12:22 AM (radiant up to 61°)
- Oklahoma CityBest 8:15 PM–12:00 AM (radiant up to 59°)
- Broken Arrow, OKBest 8:08 PM–11:53 PM (radiant up to 59°)
- Norman, OKBest 8:14 PM–11:59 PM (radiant up to 58°)
- Olathe, KSBest 8:04 PM–12:19 AM (radiant up to 61°)
- Overland Park, KSBest 8:03 PM–12:18 AM (radiant up to 61°)
- Kansas CityBest 8:03 PM–12:18 AM (radiant up to 61°)
- LincolnBest 8:11 PM–12:26 AM (radiant up to 62°)
- Lee's Summit, MOBest 8:02 PM–12:17 AM (radiant up to 61°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).