Fri, Aug 13
Perseids meteor shower 2027 from College Station, TX
Best 1:10 AM–5:40 AM (radiant up to 59°).
Up to about 100 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 84% lit on the peak night.
in 284 days 11 h
Times are local (CDT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over College Station, 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 100 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
- Conroe, TXBest 1:06 AM–5:36 AM (radiant up to 58°)
- Sugar Land, TXBest 1:22 AM–5:37 AM (radiant up to 58°)
- HoustonBest 1:21 AM–5:36 AM (radiant up to 58°)
- Waco, TXBest 1:13 AM–5:43 AM (radiant up to 59°)
- Round Rock, TXBest 1:15 AM–5:45 AM (radiant up to 58°)
- Pearland, TXBest 1:21 AM–5:36 AM (radiant up to 58°)
- Pasadena, TXBest 1:20 AM–5:35 AM (radiant up to 58°)
- AustinBest 1:15 AM–5:45 AM (radiant up to 58°)
- Killeen, TXBest 1:15 AM–5:45 AM (radiant up to 59°)
- League City, TXBest 1:20 AM–5:35 AM (radiant up to 58°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).