Meteor Showers

Meteor Showers Dates Peak Dates RA/DEC Speed (km/s) ZHR Rating

Quadrantids 1 January – 5 January 3 January 15hr +49 41 120 Strong Gamma Velids 1 January – 15 January 5 January 08hr -47 35 2 Weak Alpha Crucids 6 January – 28 January 15 January 12hr -63 50 3 Weak 1 January – 31 January 17 January 08hr +20 28 4 Medium Alpha Hydrids 5 January – 14 February 19 January 08hr -11 44 2 Weak Eta Carinids 14 January – 27 January 21 January 10hr -59 n/a 2 Weak Alpha Carinids 24 January – 9 February 30 January 06hr -54 25 2 Weak Delta Velids 22 January – 21 February 5 February 08hr -52 35 1 Weak Alpha Centaurids 28 January – 21 February 7 February 14hr -59 56 6 Medium Omicron Centaurids 31 January – 19 February 11 February 11hr -56 51 2 Weak Theta Centaurids 23 January – 12 March 21 February 14hr -41 60 4 Weak February 1 February – 28 February Several 11hr +06 30 5 Medium Delta Leonids 15 February – 10 March 24 February 11hr +16 23 2 Medium Gamma Normids 25 February – 22 March 13 March 16hr -51 56 8 Medium 1 March – 15 April Several 13hr -04 30 5 Medium Delta Pavonids 11 March – 16 April 30 March 20hr -65 58 5 Weak Librids 15 April – 30 April Several 15hr -18 30 5 Medium 15 April – 28 April 22 April 18hr +34 49 15 Strong 15 April – 28 April 23 April 07hr -45 18 variable Irregular Alpha Bootids 14 April – 12 May 28 April 14hr +19 20 2 Weak Mu Virginids 1 April – 12 May 29 April 15hr -07 30 2 Weak Omega Capricornids 19 April – 15 May 2 May 21hr -22 50 2 Weak Eta 19 April – 28 May 6 May 22hr -01 66 60 Strong Alpha Scorpiids 1 May – 31 May 16 May 16hr -21 35 5 Medium Beta Corona Austrinids 23 April – 30 May 16 May 18hr -40 45 3 Weak Omega Scorpiids 23 May – 15 June 2 June 15hr -20 21 5 Weak 22 May – 2 July 7 June 02hr +24 38 54 Strong Sagittarids 1 June – 15 July 19 June 18hr -23 30 5 Medium June Lyrids[2] 10 June – 21 June 15 June 18hr +35 n/a variable (max 1.3-3.5) Irregular

This list of meteor streams and peak activity times is based on data from the International Meteor Organization Meteor Showers

Meteor Showers Dates Peak Dates RA/DEC Speed (km/s) ZHR Rating

Tau Cetids 18 June – 4 July 27 June 01hr -12 66 4 Weak 28 June – 28 June 28 June 14hr +49 14 variable Irregular Tau Aquariids 19 June – 5 July 28 June 22hr -12 63 7 Weak Theta Ophiuchids 4 June – 15 July 29 June 16hr -15 29 2 Weak July 7 July – 13 July 10 July 22hr +15 70 3 Medium July 10 July – 16 July 13 July 02hr -48 47 variable Irregular Alpha Cygnids 11 July – 30 July 18 July 20hr +47 37 2 Weak Sigma Capricornids 15 July – 11 August 20 July 20hr -15 30 5 Weak Piscis Austrinids 15 July – 10 August 28 July 22hr -30 35 5 Medium 12 July – 19 August 28 July 22hr -16 41 20 Strong 3 July – 15 August 30 July 20hr -10 23 4 Medium Southern Iota Aquariids 25 July – 15 August 4 August 22hr -15 34 2 Medium Northern Delta Aquariids 15 July – 25 August 8 August 22hr -05 42 4 Medium 17 July – 24 August 12 August 03hr +58 59 90 Strong 3 August – 25 August 17 August 19hr +59 25 3 Medium Northern Iota Aquariids 11 August – 31 August 20 August 21hr -06 31 3 Medium Pi Eridanids 20 August – 5 September 25 August 03hr -15 59 4 Weak Gamma Doradids 19 August – 6 September 28 August 04hr -50 41 5 Weak Alpha 25 August – 8 September 1 September 05hr +42 66 7 Medium September Perseids 5 September – 10 October 8 September 04hr +47 64 6 Medium Aries-triangulids 9 September – 16 September 12 September 02hr +29 35 3 Weak Piscids 1 September – 30 September 20 September 00hr +00 26 3 Medium Kappa Aquariids 8 September – 30 September 20 September 22hr -02 16 3 Weak Delta Aurigids 22 September – 23 October 10 October 05hr +52 64 6 Medium October Arietids 1 October – 31 October 8 October 02hr +08 28 5 Medium Giacobinids 6 October – 10 October 8 October 17hr +54 20 variable Irregular Epsilon 14 October – 27 October 18 October 06hr +27 71 2 Medium 2 October – 7 November 21 October 06hr +16 66 20 Strong Leo Minorids 21 October – 23 October 22 October 10hr +37 62 2 Weak

This list of meteor streams and peak activity times is based on data from the International Meteor Organization Meteor Showers

Meteor Showers Dates Peak Dates RA/DEC Speed (km/s) ZHR Rating

Southern 01 November – 25 November 05 November 03hr +13 27 5 Medium Delta Eridanids 06 November – 29 November 10 November 03hr -09 31 2 Weak Northern Taurids 01 November – 25 November 12 November 03hr +22 29 5 Medium Zeta Puppids 02 November – 20 13 November 07hr -42 41 3 Weak Leonids 14 November – 21 November 17 November 10hr +22 71 variable Irregular Alpha 15 November – 25 November 21 November 07hr +03 60 variable Irregular Chi Orionids 25 November – 31 December 02 December 05hr +23 28 3 Medium Phoenicids 28 November – 9 December 06 December 01hr -53 18 variable Irregular Monocerotids 27 November – 17 December 09 December 06hr +08 43 3 Medium Sigma Hydrids 03 December – 15 December 12 December 08hr +02 58 2 Medium Puppid-velids 02 December – 16 December 12 December 09hr -46 40 4 Medium Geminids 12 December – 16 December 14 December 02hr +33 35 120 Strong Coma Berenicids 12 December – 23 January 20 December 11hr +25 65 5 Medium 17 December – 26 December 22 December 14hr +76 33 10 Strong

This list of meteor streams and peak activity times is based on data from the International Meteor Organization