Thu, May 6
Eta Aquariids meteor shower 2027 from Chennai
Best 3:38 AM–4:53 AM (radiant up to 45°).
Up to about 50 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 0% lit on the peak night.
in 186 days 10 h
Times are local (GMT+5:30).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Chennai: a very bright ISS pass, a Starlink train, a meteor shower peak, planets together, a supermoon or eclipse, 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 50 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
- BengaluruBest 3:49 AM–5:04 AM (radiant up to 45°)
- HyderabadBest 3:46 AM–4:46 AM (radiant up to 40°)
- PuneBest 4:04 AM–5:04 AM (radiant up to 40°)
- MumbaiBest 4:08 AM–5:08 AM (radiant up to 40°)
- KolkataBest 3:06 AM–4:06 AM (radiant up to 39°)
- VaranasiBest 3:43 AM–4:13 AM (radiant up to 34°)
- AhmedabadBest 4:09 AM–4:54 AM (radiant up to 35°)
- LucknowBest 3:51 AM–4:21 AM (radiant up to 34°)
- JaipurBest 4:11 AM–4:41 AM (radiant up to 34°)
- New DelhiBest 4:06 AM–4:36 AM (radiant up to 33°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).