Thu, May 6
Eta Aquariids meteor shower 2027 from Rio de Janeiro
Best 3:22 AM–5:07 AM (radiant up to 49°).
Up to about 50 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 0% lit on the peak night.
in 185 days 11 h
Times are local (GMT-3).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Rio de Janeiro: 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 Rio de Janeiro'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 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
- São PauloBest 3:36 AM–5:21 AM (radiant up to 49°)
- Buenos AiresBest 4:38 AM–6:23 AM (radiant up to 45°)
- MiamiBest 5:05 AM–5:35 AM (radiant up to 35°)
- Hialeah, FLBest 5:06 AM–5:36 AM (radiant up to 35°)
- Miami Gardens, FLBest 5:05 AM–5:35 AM (radiant up to 35°)
- Hollywood, FLBest 5:05 AM–5:35 AM (radiant up to 35°)
- Miramar, FLBest 5:06 AM–5:36 AM (radiant up to 35°)
- Fort Lauderdale, FLBest 5:05 AM–5:35 AM (radiant up to 35°)
- Pembroke Pines, FLBest 5:06 AM–5:36 AM (radiant up to 35°)
- Davie, FLBest 5:06 AM–5:36 AM (radiant up to 35°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).