Wed, Apr 21

Lyrids meteor shower 2027 from Rochester, MN

Best 11:39 PM–4:54 AM (radiant up to 79°).

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 (CDT).

"Worth looking up" alerts for Rochester, MN

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

Other cities

Saint PaulBest 11:27 PM–4:57 AM (radiant up to 79°)
MinneapolisBest 11:28 PM–4:58 AM (radiant up to 78°)
Cedar Rapids, IABest 11:36 PM–5:06 AM (radiant up to 82°)
Des MoinesBest 11:44 PM–5:14 AM (radiant up to 82°)
Davenport, IABest 11:32 PM–5:02 AM (radiant up to 82°)
MadisonBest 11:27 PM–4:42 AM (radiant up to 80°)
Rockford, ILBest 11:26 PM–4:41 AM (radiant up to 81°)
Sioux Falls, SDBest 11:56 PM–5:11 AM (radiant up to 80°)
Peoria, ILBest 11:28 PM–4:58 AM (radiant up to 83°)
OmahaBest 11:53 PM–5:23 AM (radiant up to 83°)

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).