Wed, Oct 21
Orionids meteor shower 2026 from Montreal
Best 12:39 AM–6:09 AM (radiant up to 60°).
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 (EDT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Montreal: 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
- Albany, NYBest 12:40 AM–6:10 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Manchester, NHBest 12:30 AM–6:00 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Springfield, MABest 12:35 AM–6:05 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- Syracuse, NYBest 12:49 AM–6:19 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Lowell, MABest 12:30 AM–6:00 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Worcester, MABest 12:32 AM–6:02 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- HartfordBest 12:35 AM–6:05 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- Waterbury, CTBest 12:37 AM–6:07 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- Lynn, MABest 12:28 AM–5:58 AM (radiant up to 64°)
- BostonBest 12:29 AM–5:59 AM (radiant up to 64°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).