Wed, Oct 21
Orionids meteor shower 2026 from League City, TX
Best 1:05 AM–6:20 AM (radiant up to 76°).
Up to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 72% lit on the peak night.
This has passed
Times are local (CDT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over League City, 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 20 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
- Pasadena, TXBest 1:05 AM–6:20 AM (radiant up to 76°)
- Pearland, TXBest 1:06 AM–6:21 AM (radiant up to 76°)
- HoustonBest 1:06 AM–6:21 AM (radiant up to 76°)
- Sugar Land, TXBest 1:07 AM–6:22 AM (radiant up to 76°)
- Conroe, TXBest 1:06 AM–6:21 AM (radiant up to 76°)
- Beaumont, TXBest 1:01 AM–6:16 AM (radiant up to 76°)
- College Station, TXBest 1:10 AM–6:25 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- AustinBest 1:15 AM–6:30 AM (radiant up to 76°)
- Round Rock, TXBest 1:15 AM–6:30 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- Tyler, TXBest 1:06 AM–6:21 AM (radiant up to 74°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).