Wed, Nov 17
Leonids meteor shower 2027 from Salt Lake City
Best 1:57 AM–5:57 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 11 h
Times are local (MST).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Salt Lake City: 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.
Put Salt Lake City's sky in your calendar
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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
- West Jordan, UTBest 1:58 AM–5:58 AM (radiant up to 68°)
- Provo, UTBest 1:56 AM–5:56 AM (radiant up to 69°)
- St. George, UTBest 2:04 AM–6:04 AM (radiant up to 71°)
- BoiseBest 2:14 AM–6:29 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- Meridian, IDBest 2:15 AM–6:30 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- Nampa, IDBest 2:16 AM–6:31 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- Las VegasBest 1:10 AM–5:10 AM (radiant up to 72°)
- HendersonBest 1:09 AM–5:09 AM (radiant up to 72°)
- Billings, MTBest 1:44 AM–5:59 AM (radiant up to 65°)
- Boulder, COBest 1:31 AM–5:31 AM (radiant up to 69°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).