Thu, Oct 21

Orionids meteor shower 2027 from Salt Lake City

Best 1:12 AM–6:42 AM (radiant up to 65°).

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

in 353 days 16 h

Times are local (MDT).

"Worth looking up" alerts for Salt Lake City

One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Salt Lake City: 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 Salt Lake City'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 Salt Lake City →

Other cities

West Jordan, UTBest 1:13 AM–6:28 AM (radiant up to 65°)
Provo, UTBest 1:11 AM–6:26 AM (radiant up to 66°)
St. George, UTBest 1:19 AM–6:34 AM (radiant up to 69°)
BoiseBest 1:29 AM–6:59 AM (radiant up to 62°)
Meridian, IDBest 1:30 AM–7:00 AM (radiant up to 62°)
Nampa, IDBest 1:31 AM–7:01 AM (radiant up to 62°)
Las VegasBest 12:25 AM–5:40 AM (radiant up to 70°)
HendersonBest 12:24 AM–5:39 AM (radiant up to 70°)
Billings, MTBest 12:59 AM–6:29 AM (radiant up to 60°)
Boulder, COBest 12:46 AM–6:01 AM (radiant up to 66°)

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).