Wed, Oct 21
Orionids meteor shower 2026 from Waco, TX
Best 1:13 AM–6:28 AM (radiant up to 74°).
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 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 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
- Killeen, TXBest 1:15 AM–6:30 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- Round Rock, TXBest 1:15 AM–6:30 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- Fort WorthBest 1:14 AM–6:29 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- Arlington, TexasBest 1:13 AM–6:28 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- DallasBest 1:12 AM–6:27 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- Irving, TXBest 1:12 AM–6:27 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- College Station, TXBest 1:10 AM–6:25 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- Mesquite, TXBest 1:11 AM–6:26 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- AustinBest 1:15 AM–6:30 AM (radiant up to 76°)
- Carrollton, TXBest 1:12 AM–6:27 AM (radiant up to 73°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).