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.
April Lyrids
Featured Shower
18
Meteors/hr
Peak Date
Apr 21
Radiant
Lyra
Active Period
Apr 14 - Apr 28
Significance
Notable
Parent Body
C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)
Velocity
46.6 km/s
Active Now 7
alpha Virginids Apr 17
Significance
Minor
Active
Apr 10 - Apr 24
Radiant
Virgo
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
17.6 km/s
Parent Body
Unknown
April Lyrids Apr 21
Significance
Notable
Active
Apr 14 - Apr 28
Radiant
Lyra
ZHR
18/hr
Velocity
46.6 km/s
Parent Body
C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)
kappa Serpentids Apr 04
Significance
Minor
Active
Mar 28 - Apr 11
Radiant
Serpens
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
45.0 km/s
Parent Body
Unknown
pi Puppids Apr 23
Significance
Minor
Active
Apr 16 - Apr 30
Radiant
Puppis
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
15.0 km/s
Parent Body
26P/Grigg-Skjellerup
Daytime April Piscids Apr 19
Significance
Minor
Active
Apr 12 - Apr 26
Radiant
Pisces
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
28.9 km/s
Parent Body
Unknown
h Virginids Apr 28
Significance
Minor
Active
Apr 21 - May 05
Radiant
Virgo
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
18.7 km/s
Parent Body
Unknown
April rho Cygnids Apr 26
Significance
Minor
Active
Apr 19 - May 03
Radiant
Cygnus
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
41.8 km/s
Parent Body
Unknown
3-Month Shower Calendar
kappa Serpentids Apr 04
Significance
Minor
Active
Mar 28 - Apr 11
Radiant
Serpens
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
Unknown
alpha Virginids Apr 17Peak!
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
Lyra
ZHR
18/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)
pi Puppids Apr 23
Significance
Minor
Active
Apr 16 - Apr 30
Radiant
Puppis
ZHR
5/hr
Velocity
N/A
Parent Body
26P/Grigg-Skjellerup
April rho Cygnids Apr 26
Significance
Minor
Active
Apr 19 - May 03
Radiant
Cygnus
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
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
Meteor shower data from IAU Meteor Data Center
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