Wed, Nov 17
Leonids meteor shower 2027 from Pittsburgh
Best 1:49 AM–5:49 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 (EST).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Pittsburgh: 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
- Akron, OHBest 1:56 AM–5:56 AM (radiant up to 68°)
- ClevelandBest 1:56 AM–5:56 AM (radiant up to 68°)
- BuffaloBest 1:45 AM–6:00 AM (radiant up to 68°)
- Columbus, OhioBest 2:01 AM–6:01 AM (radiant up to 69°)
- TorontoBest 1:47 AM–6:02 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- Washington, D.C.Best 1:38 AM–5:38 AM (radiant up to 70°)
- BaltimoreBest 1:36 AM–5:36 AM (radiant up to 69°)
- DetroitBest 2:02 AM–6:17 AM (radiant up to 68°)
- Rochester, New YorkBest 1:40 AM–5:55 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- Warren, MIBest 2:02 AM–6:17 AM (radiant up to 68°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).