Thu, Apr 22
Lyrids meteor shower 2027 from Waco, TX
Best 12:28 AM–5:43 AM (radiant up to 87°).
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 (CDT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Waco, TX: 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
- Killeen, TXBest 12:30 AM–5:45 AM (radiant up to 87°)
- Round Rock, TXBest 12:30 AM–5:45 AM (radiant up to 86°)
- Fort WorthBest 12:14 AM–5:44 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- Arlington, TexasBest 12:13 AM–5:43 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- DallasBest 12:12 AM–5:42 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- Irving, TXBest 12:12 AM–5:42 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- College Station, TXBest 12:25 AM–5:40 AM (radiant up to 87°)
- Mesquite, TXBest 12:11 AM–5:41 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- AustinBest 12:30 AM–5:45 AM (radiant up to 86°)
- Carrollton, TXBest 12:12 AM–5:42 AM (radiant up to 89°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).