Tue, Nov 17
Leonids meteor shower 2026 from Tokyo
Best 1:11 AM–5:11 AM (radiant up to 72°).
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.
Other cities
- NagoyaBest 1:22 AM–5:22 AM (radiant up to 72°)
- OsakaBest 1:27 AM–5:27 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- SapporoBest 1:04 AM–5:19 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- FukuokaBest 1:48 AM–5:48 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- VladivostokBest 2:42 AM–6:57 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- Okinawa (Naha)Best 2:14 AM–5:44 AM (radiant up to 74°)
- ShanghaiBest 1:39 AM–5:24 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- TaipeiBest 1:38 AM–5:08 AM (radiant up to 74°)
- GuamBest 2:21 AM–5:21 AM (radiant up to 68°)
- BeijingBest 1:44 AM–5:44 AM (radiant up to 69°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).