Thu, May 6
Eta Aquariids meteor shower 2027 from Taipei
Best 3:38 AM–4:08 AM (radiant up to 34°).
Up to about 50 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 0% lit on the peak night.
in 186 days 9 h
Times are local (GMT+8).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Taipei: 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
- ShanghaiBest 3:39 AM–3:54 AM (radiant up to 29°)
- Okinawa (Naha)Best 4:14 AM–4:44 AM (radiant up to 34°)
- Hong KongBest 3:53 AM–4:53 AM (radiant up to 39°)
- ManilaBest 3:26 AM–4:26 AM (radiant up to 41°)
- FukuokaBest 4:03 AM–4:18 AM (radiant up to 28°)
- CebuBest 3:14 AM–4:29 AM (radiant up to 46°)
- BeijingRadiant stays low: few meteors
- Da NangBest 3:17 AM–4:17 AM (radiant up to 41°)
- HanoiBest 3:26 AM–4:26 AM (radiant up to 39°)
- OsakaBest 3:57 AM–3:57 AM (radiant up to 28°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).