Wed, Apr 21
Lyrids meteor shower 2027 from Istanbul
Best 11:34 PM–5:04 AM (radiant up to 83°).
Up to about 18 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 99% lit on the peak night.
in 171 days 13 h
Times are local (GMT+3).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Istanbul: 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
- AthensBest 12:10 AM–5:25 AM (radiant up to 86°)
- CairoBest 10:55 PM–4:10 AM (radiant up to 86°)
- WarsawBest 10:35 PM–3:50 AM (radiant up to 70°)
- ViennaBest 11:09 PM–4:24 AM (radiant up to 74°)
- RomeBest 11:40 PM–5:10 AM (radiant up to 82°)
- MoscowBest 10:29 PM–3:14 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- PragueBest 11:17 PM–4:32 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- MunichBest 11:28 PM–4:43 AM (radiant up to 74°)
- BerlinBest 11:06 PM–4:21 AM (radiant up to 69°)
- HelsinkiBest 11:05 PM–3:35 AM (radiant up to 58°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).