Thu, Apr 22
Lyrids meteor shower 2027 from Sydney
Radiant stays low: few meteors.
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+10).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Sydney: 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
- BrisbaneBest 2:32 AM–5:02 AM (radiant up to 29°)
- MelbourneRadiant stays low: few meteors
- AucklandRadiant stays low: few meteors
- PerthRadiant stays low: few meteors
- Bali (Denpasar)Best 1:04 AM–5:19 AM (radiant up to 47°)
- GuamBest 12:06 AM–5:06 AM (radiant up to 69°)
- CebuBest 11:29 PM–4:29 AM (radiant up to 66°)
- JakartaBest 12:22 AM–4:52 AM (radiant up to 50°)
- ManilaBest 11:26 PM–4:41 AM (radiant up to 71°)
- SingaporeBest 1:19 AM–6:04 AM (radiant up to 57°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).