Wed, Apr 21
Lyrids meteor shower 2027 from Montreal
Best 11:09 PM–4:39 AM (radiant up to 78°).
Up to about 18 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 99% lit on the peak night.
in 171 days 16 h
Times are local (EDT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Montreal: 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
- Albany, NYBest 11:25 PM–4:40 AM (radiant up to 81°)
- Manchester, NHBest 11:15 PM–4:30 AM (radiant up to 80°)
- Springfield, MABest 11:20 PM–4:35 AM (radiant up to 81°)
- Syracuse, NYBest 11:34 PM–4:49 AM (radiant up to 80°)
- Lowell, MABest 11:15 PM–4:30 AM (radiant up to 81°)
- Worcester, MABest 11:17 PM–4:32 AM (radiant up to 81°)
- HartfordBest 11:20 PM–4:50 AM (radiant up to 82°)
- Waterbury, CTBest 11:22 PM–4:52 AM (radiant up to 82°)
- Lynn, MABest 11:13 PM–4:28 AM (radiant up to 81°)
- BostonBest 11:14 PM–4:29 AM (radiant up to 81°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).