Meteor showers are powerful periods of cosmic influx. Using precise data from the IAU Meteor Data Center, we track currently active showers, exact peak times, and hourly meteor rates (ZHR) to help you navigate the energetic shifts these shooting stars bring to Earth.
tau Herculids
Featured Shower
5
Meteors/hr
Peak Date
Jun 01
Radiant
Hercules
Active Period
May 25 - Jun 08
Significance
Minor
Parent Body
Unknown
Velocity
15.0 km/s
Active Now 8
tau Herculids Jun 01
Significance
Minor
Active
May 25 - Jun 08
Radiant
Hercules
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
15.0 km/s
Parent Body
Unknown
Southern mu Sagittariids Jun 07
Significance
Minor
Active
May 31 - Jun 14
Radiant
Sagittarius
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
19.6 km/s
Parent Body
Unknown
epsilon Aquilids May 18
Significance
Minor
Active
May 11 - May 25
Radiant
Aquila
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
30.8 km/s
Parent Body
Unknown
Southern June Aquilids Jun 09
Significance
Minor
Active
Jun 02 - Jun 16
Radiant
Aquila
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
33.2 km/s
Parent Body
Unknown
Daytime Arietids Jun 05
Significance
Minor
Active
May 29 - Jun 12
Radiant
Aries
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
35.7 km/s
Parent Body
Unknown
Daytime zeta Perseids Jun 07
Significance
Minor
Active
May 31 - Jun 14
Radiant
Perseus
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
25.1 km/s
Parent Body
Unknown
June mu Cassiopeiids Jun 03
Significance
Minor
Active
May 27 - Jun 10
Radiant
Cassiopeia
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
43.6 km/s
Parent Body
Unknown
June rho Cygnids Jun 13
Significance
Minor
Active
Jun 06 - Jun 20
Radiant
Cygnus
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
50.2 km/s
Parent Body
Unknown
3-Month Shower Calendar
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
Cetus
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
eta Lyrids May 08
Significance
Minor
Active
May 01 - May 15
Radiant
Lyra
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
Southern Daytime omega Cetids May 08
Significance
Minor
Active
May 01 - May 15
Radiant
Cetus
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
Aquila
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
tau Herculids Jun 01
Significance
Minor
Active
May 25 - Jun 08
Radiant
Hercules
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
June mu Cassiopeiids Jun 03
Significance
Minor
Active
May 27 - Jun 10
Radiant
Cassiopeia
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
Daytime Arietids Jun 05
Significance
Minor
Active
May 29 - Jun 12
Radiant
Aries
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
Southern mu Sagittariids Jun 07
Significance
Minor
Active
May 31 - Jun 14
Radiant
Sagittarius
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
Daytime zeta Perseids Jun 07
Significance
Minor
Active
May 31 - Jun 14
Radiant
Perseus
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
Southern June Aquilids Jun 09
Significance
Minor
Active
Jun 02 - Jun 16
Radiant
Aquila
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
June rho Cygnids Jun 13
Significance
Minor
Active
Jun 06 - Jun 20
Radiant
Cygnus
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
Daytime lambda Taurids Jun 14
Significance
Minor
Active
Jun 07 - Jun 21
Radiant
Taurus
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
Northern June Aquilids Jun 15
Significance
Minor
Active
Jun 08 - Jun 22
Radiant
Aquila
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
June iota Pegasids Jun 23
Significance
Minor
Active
Jun 16 - Jun 30
Radiant
Pegasus
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
Corvids Jun 24
Significance
Minor
Active
Jun 17 - Jul 01
Radiant
Corvus
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
epsilon Perseids Jun 24
Significance
Minor
Active
Jun 17 - Jul 01
Radiant
Perseus
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
June Bootids Jun 25
Significance
Minor
Active
Jun 18 - Jul 02
Radiant
Boötes
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
7P/Pons-Winnecke
Daytime beta Taurids Jun 26
Significance
Minor
Active
Jun 19 - Jul 03
Radiant
Taurus
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
epsilon Pegasids Jul 05
Significance
Minor
Active
Jun 28 - Jul 12
Radiant
Pegasus
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
alpha Lacertids Jul 05
Significance
Minor
Active
Jun 28 - Jul 12
Radiant
Lacerta
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
phi Piscids Jul 05
Significance
Minor
Active
Jun 28 - Jul 12
Radiant
Pisces
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
beta Equuleids Jul 06
Significance
Minor
Active
Jun 29 - Jul 13
Radiant
Equuleus
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
July Pegasids Jul 07
Significance
Minor
Active
Jun 30 - Jul 14
Radiant
Pegasus
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
c Andromedids Jul 09
Significance
Minor
Active
Jul 02 - Jul 16
Radiant
Andromeda
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
49 Andromedids Jul 13
Significance
Minor
Active
Jul 06 - Jul 20
Radiant
Andromeda
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
psi Cassiopeiids Jul 14
Significance
Minor
Active
Jul 07 - Jul 21
Radiant
Cassiopeia
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
July xi Arietids Jul 18
Significance
Minor
Active
Jul 11 - Jul 25
Radiant
Aries
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
Daytime xi Orionids Jul 21
Significance
Minor
Active
Jul 14 - Jul 28
Radiant
Orion
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
Piscis Austrinids Jul 23
Significance
Minor
Active
Jul 16 - Jul 30
Radiant
Piscis Austrinus
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
Southern delta Aquariids Jul 25
Significance
Notable
Active
Jul 18 - Aug 01
Radiant
Aquarius
ZHR
25/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
96P/Machholz
July gamma Draconids Jul 25
Significance
Minor
Active
Jul 18 - Aug 01
Radiant
Draco
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
alpha Capricornids Jul 28
Significance
Minor
Active
Jul 21 - Aug 04
Radiant
Capricornus
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
169P/NEAT
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