Wed, Nov 17
Leonids meteor shower 2027 from Elgin, IL
Best 1:23 AM–5:38 AM (radiant up to 68°).
Up to about 15 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 90% lit on the peak night.
in 380 days 12 h
Times are local (CST).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Elgin, IL: 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
- Aurora, ILBest 1:23 AM–5:23 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- Naperville, ILBest 1:22 AM–5:22 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- Joliet, ILBest 1:22 AM–5:22 AM (radiant up to 68°)
- ChicagoBest 1:20 AM–5:20 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- Rockford, ILBest 1:26 AM–5:41 AM (radiant up to 68°)
- MilwaukeeBest 1:21 AM–5:36 AM (radiant up to 68°)
- MadisonBest 1:27 AM–5:42 AM (radiant up to 68°)
- Peoria, ILBest 1:28 AM–5:28 AM (radiant up to 68°)
- South Bend, INBest 2:15 AM–6:15 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- Davenport, IABest 1:32 AM–5:32 AM (radiant up to 68°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).