Wed, Apr 21

Lyrids meteor shower 2027 from Manchester, NH

Best 11:15 PM–4:30 AM (radiant up to 80°).

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 (EDT).

"Worth looking up" alerts for Manchester, NH

One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Manchester, NH: 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 Manchester, NH'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 Manchester, NH →

Other cities

Lowell, MABest 11:15 PM–4:30 AM (radiant up to 81°)
Lynn, MABest 11:13 PM–4:28 AM (radiant up to 81°)
BostonBest 11:14 PM–4:29 AM (radiant up to 81°)
Worcester, MABest 11:17 PM–4:32 AM (radiant up to 81°)
Brockton, MABest 11:14 PM–4:44 AM (radiant up to 82°)
ProvidenceBest 11:15 PM–4:45 AM (radiant up to 82°)
Springfield, MABest 11:20 PM–4:35 AM (radiant up to 81°)
New Bedford, MABest 11:13 PM–4:43 AM (radiant up to 82°)
HartfordBest 11:20 PM–4:50 AM (radiant up to 82°)
Waterbury, CTBest 11:22 PM–4:52 AM (radiant up to 82°)

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).