Wed, Apr 21
Lyrids meteor shower 2027 from Anchorage
Best 11:59 PM–3:59 AM (radiant up to 56°).
Up to about 18 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 99% lit on the peak night.
in 171 days 12 h
Times are local (AKDT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Anchorage: 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 18 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
- FairbanksBest 1:20 AM–2:20 AM (radiant up to 46°)
- VancouverBest 11:27 PM–4:42 AM (radiant up to 74°)
- Everett, WABest 11:23 PM–4:38 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- SeattleBest 11:24 PM–4:39 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- Tacoma, WABest 11:24 PM–4:39 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- Renton, WABest 11:23 PM–4:38 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- Kent, WABest 11:23 PM–4:38 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- Hillsboro, ORBest 12:26 AM–5:56 AM (radiant up to 78°)
- Portland, OregonBest 11:25 PM–4:55 AM (radiant up to 78°)
- Salem, ORBest 12:27 AM–5:57 AM (radiant up to 79°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).