Wed, Nov 17
Leonids meteor shower 2027 from Edinburgh
Best 1:27 AM–6:12 AM (radiant up to 56°).
Up to about 15 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 90% lit on the peak night.
in 380 days 11 h
Times are local (GMT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Edinburgh: a very bright ISS pass, a Starlink train, a meteor shower peak, planets together, a supermoon or eclipse, the northern lights, 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, fewer this year in bright moonlight.
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
- DublinBest 1:54 AM–6:24 AM (radiant up to 58°)
- LondonBest 1:30 AM–5:45 AM (radiant up to 60°)
- AmsterdamBest 2:10 AM–6:40 AM (radiant up to 59°)
- ParisBest 2:20 AM–6:35 AM (radiant up to 62°)
- OsloBest 1:32 AM–6:32 AM (radiant up to 52°)
- ZurichBest 1:55 AM–6:10 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- BarcelonaBest 2:21 AM–6:21 AM (radiant up to 68°)
- MadridBest 2:44 AM–6:44 AM (radiant up to 68°)
- CopenhagenBest 1:24 AM–6:09 AM (radiant up to 56°)
- MilanBest 1:53 AM–6:08 AM (radiant up to 65°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).