Wed, Apr 21

Lyrids meteor shower 2027 from Carlsbad, CA

Best 11:34 PM–5:04 AM (radiant up to 89°).

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 (PDT).

"Worth looking up" alerts for Carlsbad, CA

One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Carlsbad, CA: 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 Carlsbad, CA's sky in your calendar

Full moons, meteor showers, eclipses and bright ISS passes (with a 10-minute reminder) appear in your calendar and update by themselves.

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.

Tonight's sky over Carlsbad, CA →

Other cities

Oceanside, CABest 11:34 PM–5:04 AM (radiant up to 89°)
Escondido, CABest 11:33 PM–5:03 AM (radiant up to 89°)
Temecula, CABest 11:33 PM–5:03 AM (radiant up to 89°)
San DiegoBest 11:33 PM–5:03 AM (radiant up to 89°)
Murrieta, CABest 11:33 PM–5:03 AM (radiant up to 89°)
El Cajon, CABest 11:32 PM–5:02 AM (radiant up to 89°)
Chula VistaBest 11:33 PM–5:03 AM (radiant up to 89°)
Menifee, CABest 11:33 PM–5:03 AM (radiant up to 89°)
IrvineBest 11:36 PM–5:06 AM (radiant up to 89°)
Corona, CABest 11:35 PM–5:05 AM (radiant up to 89°)

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).