Tue, Nov 17
Leonids meteor shower 2026 from Santa Maria, CA
Best 1:31 AM–5:31 AM (radiant up to 73°).
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 (PST).
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
- San Buenaventura (Ventura), CABest 1:27 AM–5:27 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- Oxnard, CABest 1:26 AM–5:26 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- BakersfieldBest 1:26 AM–5:26 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- Thousand Oaks, CABest 1:25 AM–5:25 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- Visalia, CABest 1:27 AM–5:27 AM (radiant up to 72°)
- Simi Valley, CABest 1:24 AM–5:24 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- FresnoBest 1:29 AM–5:29 AM (radiant up to 72°)
- Santa Clarita, CABest 1:24 AM–5:24 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- Salinas, CABest 1:36 AM–5:36 AM (radiant up to 72°)
- Burbank, CABest 1:23 AM–5:23 AM (radiant up to 73°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).