Wed, Apr 21
Lyrids meteor shower 2027 from Pittsburgh
Best 11:49 PM–5:19 AM (radiant up to 84°).
Up to about 18 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 99% lit on the peak night.
in 171 days 15 h
Times are local (EDT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Pittsburgh: 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
- Akron, OHBest 11:56 PM–5:26 AM (radiant up to 83°)
- ClevelandBest 11:56 PM–5:26 AM (radiant up to 82°)
- BuffaloBest 11:45 PM–5:00 AM (radiant up to 80°)
- Columbus, OhioBest 12:01 AM–5:31 AM (radiant up to 84°)
- TorontoBest 11:47 PM–5:02 AM (radiant up to 80°)
- Washington, D.C.Best 11:38 PM–5:08 AM (radiant up to 85°)
- BaltimoreBest 11:36 PM–5:06 AM (radiant up to 85°)
- DetroitBest 12:02 AM–5:17 AM (radiant up to 81°)
- Rochester, New YorkBest 11:40 PM–4:55 AM (radiant up to 80°)
- Warren, MIBest 12:02 AM–5:17 AM (radiant up to 81°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).