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Meteor Showers in 2027
Twenty-seven meteor showers reach their peak during 2027. Each is listed below with the night it peaks and how much of the Moon will be lit that night, because moonlight, more than anything else, decides how many meteors you will actually see. The peak nights are the conventional dates for each shower, which shift a day either way from year to year; the Moon phase was calculated for each of those dates.
2027 is an unkind year for the famous showers. The Perseids peak with the Moon 79% lit, and the Geminids fall on a full Moon. The good nights belong to the quieter showers instead: the Eta Aquariids on May 5 and the Alpha Centaurids on February 8 both peak in a nearly dark sky, and the Arietids on June 7 are close behind.
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A meteor shower happens when the Earth ploughs through the trail of dust a comet has left behind. The grains burn up in our atmosphere, and because they all travel on the same path, they appear to stream out of a single point in the sky. |
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(Peaks January 2, 2027) |
The Moon will be 26% lit, so moonlight will wash out some of the fainter meteors. More about the Quadrantids. |
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(Peaks February 8, 2027) |
With the Moon only 2% lit, this is a dark-sky night and even faint meteors should show. More about the Alpha Centaurids. |
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(Peaks February 10, 2027) |
With the Moon only 12% lit, this is a dark-sky night and even faint meteors should show. More about the Theta Centaurids. |
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(Peaks April 17, 2027) |
The Moon will be 84% lit, and that much moonlight will drown out all but the brightest meteors. More about the Virginids. |
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(Peaks April 22, 2027) |
The Moon will be 98% lit, and that much moonlight will drown out all but the brightest meteors. More about the Lyrids. |
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(Peaks April 23, 2027) |
The Moon will be 94% lit, and that much moonlight will drown out all but the brightest meteors. More about the Pi Puppids. |
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(Peaks May 5, 2027) |
With the Moon only 2% lit, this is a dark-sky night and even faint meteors should show. More about the Eta Aquariids. |
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May Camelopardalid Meteor Shower (Peaks May 24, 2027) |
The Moon will be 87% lit, and that much moonlight will drown out all but the brightest meteors. More about the May Camelopardalids. |
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(Peaks June 7, 2027) |
With the Moon only 8% lit, this is a dark-sky night and even faint meteors should show. More about the Arietids. |
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(Peaks June 27, 2027) |
The Moon will be 50% lit, so moonlight will wash out some of the fainter meteors. More about the June Bootids. |
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Southern Delta Aquariid Meteor Shower (Peaks July 27, 2027) |
The Moon will be 44% lit, so moonlight will wash out some of the fainter meteors. More about the Southern Delta Aquariids. |
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Alpha Capricornid Meteor Shower (Peaks July 29, 2027) |
With the Moon only 24% lit, this is a dark-sky night and even faint meteors should show. More about the Alpha Capricornids. |
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(Peaks August 12, 2027) |
The Moon will be 79% lit, and that much moonlight will drown out all but the brightest meteors. More about the Perseids. |
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(Peaks August 18, 2027) |
The Moon will be 99% lit, and that much moonlight will drown out all but the brightest meteors. More about the Kappa Cygnids. |
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(Peaks October 8, 2027) |
The Moon will be 57% lit, so moonlight will wash out some of the fainter meteors. More about the Draconids. |
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Southern Taurid Meteor Shower (Peaks October 10, 2027) |
The Moon will be 75% lit, and that much moonlight will drown out all but the brightest meteors. |
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Delta Aurigid Meteor Shower (Peaks October 11, 2027) |
The Moon will be 83% lit, and that much moonlight will drown out all but the brightest meteors. |
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(Peaks October 21, 2027) |
The Moon will be 67% lit, and that much moonlight will drown out all but the brightest meteors. More about the Orionids. |
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Leo Minorid Meteor Shower (Peaks October 24, 2027) |
The Moon will be 33% lit, so moonlight will wash out some of the fainter meteors. |
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Northern Taurid Meteor Shower (Peaks November 12, 2027) |
The Moon will be 96% lit, and that much moonlight will drown out all but the brightest meteors. |
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(Peaks November 17, 2027) |
The Moon will be 88% lit, and that much moonlight will drown out all but the brightest meteors. More about the Leonids. |
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Alpha Monocerotid Meteor Shower (Peaks November 21, 2027) |
The Moon will be 48% lit, so moonlight will wash out some of the fainter meteors. |
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Phoenicid Meteor Shower (Peaks December 6, 2027) |
The Moon will be 50% lit, so moonlight will wash out some of the fainter meteors. |
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Monocerotid Meteor Shower (Peaks December 8, 2027) |
The Moon will be 69% lit, and that much moonlight will drown out all but the brightest meteors. |
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Geminid Meteor Shower (Peaks December 13, 2027) |
The Moon will be 100% lit, and that much moonlight will drown out all but the brightest meteors. |
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Comae Berenicid Meteor Shower (Peaks December 15, 2027) |
The Moon will be 97% lit, and that much moonlight will drown out all but the brightest meteors. |
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Ursid Meteor Shower (Peaks December 23, 2027) |
With the Moon only 21% lit, this is a dark-sky night and even faint meteors should show. |
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