Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through trails of debris left by comets and asteroids, creating streaks of light as particles burn up in our atmosphere. Data sourced from the IAU Meteor Data Center.
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eta Virginids
Featured Shower
5
Meteors/hr
Peak Date
Mar 14
Radiant
Virgo
Active Period
Mar 07 - Mar 21
Significance
Minor
Parent Body
Unknown
Velocity
29.2 km/s
Active Now 2
eta Virginids Mar 14
Significance
Minor
Active
Mar 07 - Mar 21
Radiant
Virgo
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
29.2 km/s
Parent Body
Unknown
x Herculids Mar 12
Significance
Minor
Active
Mar 05 - Mar 19
Radiant
Libra
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
36.0 km/s
Parent Body
Unknown
3-Month Shower Calendar
x Herculids Mar 12
Significance
Minor
Active
Mar 05 - Mar 19
Radiant
Libra
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
eta Virginids Mar 14
Significance
Minor
Active
Mar 07 - Mar 21
Radiant
Virgo
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
Daytime kappa Aquariids Mar 19
Significance
Minor
Active
Mar 12 - Mar 26
Radiant
Aquarius
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
kappa Serpentids Apr 04
Significance
Minor
Active
Mar 28 - Apr 11
Radiant
Libra
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
alpha Virginids Apr 17
Significance
Minor
Active
Apr 10 - Apr 24
Radiant
Virgo
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
Daytime April Piscids Apr 19
Significance
Minor
Active
Apr 12 - Apr 26
Radiant
Pisces
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
April Lyrids Apr 21
Significance
Notable
Active
Apr 14 - Apr 28
Radiant
Sagittarius
ZHR
18/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)
pi Puppids Apr 23
Significance
Minor
Active
Apr 16 - Apr 30
Radiant
Cancer
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
26P/Grigg-Skjellerup
April rho Cygnids Apr 26
Significance
Minor
Active
Apr 19 - May 03
Radiant
Aquarius
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
h Virginids Apr 28
Significance
Minor
Active
Apr 21 - May 05
Radiant
Virgo
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
eta Aquariids May 06
Significance
Major
Active
Apr 29 - May 13
Radiant
Aquarius
ZHR
50/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
1P/Halley
Northern Daytime omega Cetids May 07
Significance
Minor
Active
Apr 30 - May 14
Radiant
Pisces
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
eta Lyrids May 08
Significance
Minor
Active
May 01 - May 15
Radiant
Capricorn
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
Southern Daytime omega Cetids May 08
Significance
Minor
Active
May 01 - May 15
Radiant
Pisces
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
Southern Daytime May Arietids May 12
Significance
Minor
Active
May 05 - May 19
Radiant
Aries
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
epsilon Aquilids May 18
Significance
Minor
Active
May 11 - May 25
Radiant
Sagittarius
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
Meteor shower data from IAU Meteor Data Center
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