Thu, Oct 21

Orionids meteor shower 2027 from Rochester, MN

Best 12:54 AM–6:24 AM (radiant up to 62°).

Up to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 69% lit on the peak night.

in 353 days 12 h

Times are local (CDT).

"Worth looking up" alerts for Rochester, MN

One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Rochester, MN: 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.

Put Rochester, MN's sky in your calendar

Full moons, meteor showers, eclipses and bright ISS passes (with a 10-minute reminder) appear in your calendar and update by themselves.

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.

Tonight's sky over Rochester, MN →

Other cities

Saint PaulBest 12:57 AM–6:27 AM (radiant up to 61°)
MinneapolisBest 12:58 AM–6:28 AM (radiant up to 61°)
Cedar Rapids, IABest 12:51 AM–6:21 AM (radiant up to 64°)
Des MoinesBest 12:59 AM–6:29 AM (radiant up to 64°)
Davenport, IABest 12:47 AM–6:17 AM (radiant up to 64°)
MadisonBest 12:42 AM–6:12 AM (radiant up to 63°)
Rockford, ILBest 12:41 AM–6:11 AM (radiant up to 64°)
Sioux Falls, SDBest 1:11 AM–6:41 AM (radiant up to 62°)
Peoria, ILBest 12:43 AM–5:58 AM (radiant up to 65°)
OmahaBest 1:08 AM–6:38 AM (radiant up to 65°)

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).