Tue, Nov 17
Leonids meteor shower 2026 from Dubai
Best 2:03 AM–5:33 AM (radiant up to 74°).
Up to about 15 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 45% lit on the peak night.
in 25 days 6 h
Times are local (GMT+4).
Shooting stars streak across the sky: up to about 15 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
- MumbaiBest 2:23 AM–5:53 AM (radiant up to 74°)
- New DelhiBest 2:06 AM–5:36 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- CairoBest 1:40 AM–5:10 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- IstanbulBest 2:34 AM–6:34 AM (radiant up to 68°)
- AthensBest 1:55 AM–5:55 AM (radiant up to 70°)
- MoscowBest 1:44 AM–6:29 AM (radiant up to 56°)
- WarsawBest 12:50 AM–5:35 AM (radiant up to 59°)
- ViennaBest 1:24 AM–5:39 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- RomeBest 1:40 AM–5:40 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- HelsinkiBest 1:35 AM–6:35 AM (radiant up to 52°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).