Wed, Nov 17
Leonids meteor shower 2027 from Fairbanks
Best 2:05 AM–7:05 AM (radiant up to 47°).
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 (AKST).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Fairbanks: 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
- AnchorageBest 2:14 AM–7:14 AM (radiant up to 51°)
- VancouverBest 2:42 AM–6:57 AM (radiant up to 62°)
- Everett, WABest 1:38 AM–5:53 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- SeattleBest 1:39 AM–5:54 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Tacoma, WABest 1:39 AM–5:54 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- Renton, WABest 1:38 AM–5:53 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Kent, WABest 1:38 AM–5:53 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- Hillsboro, ORBest 2:41 AM–6:56 AM (radiant up to 65°)
- Portland, OregonBest 1:40 AM–5:55 AM (radiant up to 65°)
- Salem, ORBest 2:42 AM–6:57 AM (radiant up to 66°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).