← Leonids meteor shower 2026

Tue, Nov 17

Leonids meteor shower 2026 from Taebaek

Best 1:54 AM–5:54 AM (radiant up to 71°).

Up to about 15 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 45% lit on the peak night.

in 25 days 8 h

Times are local (GMT+9).

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.
Tonight's sky over Taebaek →

Other cities

  • DonghaeBest 1:53 AM–5:53 AM (radiant up to 71°)
  • YeongjuBest 1:55 AM–5:55 AM (radiant up to 71°)
  • GangneungBest 1:54 AM–5:54 AM (radiant up to 70°)
  • AndongBest 1:55 AM–5:55 AM (radiant up to 71°)
  • WonjuBest 1:58 AM–5:58 AM (radiant up to 71°)
  • ChungjuBest 1:58 AM–5:58 AM (radiant up to 71°)
  • SokchoBest 1:55 AM–5:55 AM (radiant up to 70°)
  • SangjuBest 1:57 AM–5:57 AM (radiant up to 71°)
  • PohangBest 1:52 AM–5:52 AM (radiant up to 72°)
  • GumiBest 1:56 AM–5:56 AM (radiant up to 72°)

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).