Thu, Oct 21
Orionids meteor shower 2027 from Surprise, AZ
Best 12:14 AM–5:29 AM (radiant up to 72°).
Up to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 69% lit on the peak night.
in 353 days 15 h
Times are local (MST).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Surprise, AZ: 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
- Peoria, AZBest 12:14 AM–5:29 AM (radiant up to 72°)
- Buckeye, AZBest 12:15 AM–5:30 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- Goodyear, AZBest 12:14 AM–5:29 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- PhoenixBest 12:13 AM–5:28 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- Scottsdale, AZBest 12:12 AM–5:27 AM (radiant up to 72°)
- MesaBest 12:12 AM–5:27 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- ChandlerBest 12:12 AM–5:27 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- GilbertBest 12:12 AM–5:27 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- TucsonBest 12:08 AM–5:23 AM (radiant up to 74°)
- Yuma, AZBest 12:23 AM–5:38 AM (radiant up to 73°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).