Thu, Apr 22
Lyrids meteor shower 2027 from El Paso
Best 12:05 AM–5:20 AM (radiant up to 88°).
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 (MDT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over El Paso: 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
- Las Cruces, NMBest 11:52 PM–5:22 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- AlbuquerqueBest 11:51 PM–5:21 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- Rio Rancho, NMBest 11:51 PM–5:21 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- Odessa, TXBest 12:49 AM–6:04 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- Midland, TXBest 12:33 AM–6:03 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- TucsonBest 11:08 PM–4:38 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- LubbockBest 12:32 AM–6:02 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- GilbertBest 11:12 PM–4:42 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- ChandlerBest 11:12 PM–4:42 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- MesaBest 11:12 PM–4:42 AM (radiant up to 89°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).