Thu, Aug 12
Perseids meteor shower 2027 from Madison
Best 11:12 PM–4:42 AM (radiant up to 66°).
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 Madison: 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
- Rockford, ILBest 11:26 PM–4:41 AM (radiant up to 65°)
- Elgin, ILBest 11:23 PM–4:38 AM (radiant up to 65°)
- MilwaukeeBest 11:06 PM–4:36 AM (radiant up to 66°)
- Aurora, ILBest 11:23 PM–4:38 AM (radiant up to 65°)
- Naperville, ILBest 11:22 PM–4:37 AM (radiant up to 65°)
- Davenport, IABest 11:32 PM–4:47 AM (radiant up to 65°)
- Joliet, ILBest 11:22 PM–4:37 AM (radiant up to 65°)
- Green Bay, WIBest 10:51 PM–4:36 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- ChicagoBest 11:20 PM–4:35 AM (radiant up to 65°)
- Peoria, ILBest 11:28 PM–4:43 AM (radiant up to 64°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).