Mon, Jan 4
Quadrantids meteor shower 2027 from South Bend, IN
Best 2:45 AM–7:00 AM (radiant up to 66°).
Up to about 110 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 13% lit on the peak night.
in 63 days 12 h
Times are local (EST).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over South Bend, IN: 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 110 an hour from a dark place.
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
- Fort WayneBest 2:40 AM–6:55 AM (radiant up to 66°)
- ChicagoBest 1:50 AM–6:05 AM (radiant up to 66°)
- Grand Rapids, MIBest 2:27 AM–6:57 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- Carmel, INBest 2:44 AM–6:44 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Fishers, INBest 2:43 AM–6:43 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Joliet, ILBest 1:52 AM–6:07 AM (radiant up to 66°)
- Naperville, ILBest 1:52 AM–6:07 AM (radiant up to 66°)
- IndianapolisBest 2:44 AM–6:44 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Lansing, MIBest 2:23 AM–6:53 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- Aurora, ILBest 1:53 AM–6:08 AM (radiant up to 66°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).