Wed, Oct 20
Orionids meteor shower 2027 from Kolkata
Best 11:36 PM–4:36 AM (radiant up to 83°).
Up to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 69% lit on the peak night.
in 353 days 13 h
Times are local (GMT+5:30).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Kolkata: 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
- VaranasiBest 11:58 PM–4:58 AM (radiant up to 81°)
- LucknowBest 12:06 AM–5:06 AM (radiant up to 79°)
- HyderabadBest 12:16 AM–5:16 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- ChennaiBest 12:08 AM–5:08 AM (radiant up to 87°)
- New DelhiBest 12:06 AM–5:21 AM (radiant up to 77°)
- JaipurBest 12:26 AM–5:26 AM (radiant up to 79°)
- ChandigarhBest 12:07 AM–5:22 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- BengaluruBest 12:19 AM–5:19 AM (radiant up to 87°)
- BangkokBest 12:17 AM–5:17 AM (radiant up to 87°)
- PuneBest 12:34 AM–5:34 AM (radiant up to 87°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).