Tue, Nov 17
Leonids meteor shower 2026 from Lucknow
Best 1:51 AM–5:21 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 16 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 Lucknow: 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 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
- VaranasiBest 1:43 AM–5:13 AM (radiant up to 74°)
- New DelhiBest 2:06 AM–5:36 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- JaipurBest 2:11 AM–5:41 AM (radiant up to 74°)
- ChandigarhBest 2:07 AM–5:52 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- KolkataBest 1:21 AM–4:51 AM (radiant up to 74°)
- AhmedabadBest 2:24 AM–5:54 AM (radiant up to 74°)
- HyderabadBest 2:16 AM–5:16 AM (radiant up to 70°)
- PuneBest 2:19 AM–5:49 AM (radiant up to 74°)
- MumbaiBest 2:23 AM–5:53 AM (radiant up to 74°)
- ChennaiBest 2:08 AM–5:08 AM (radiant up to 68°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).