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Below you will find a list of all the year's meteor showers, including the peak date, general duration, rough hourly rate you can expect to see, and a rough area in the sky where you can see them.. now get out of your cave and go watch the stars!

Showers with especially high meteor count (and therefore higher likelihood for you to see many) have been highlighted for your convenience, with the meteor rate per hour in bold.

Meteor Showers for the months of January - June

QUADRANTIDS

Peak Date: Jan. 3
General Duration: Jan. 1 – Jan. 4
Hourly Rate: 55
Radiant (point of origin): Near Big Dipper in the Constellation of Bootes

Delta Cancrids

Peak Date: Jan. 16
General Duration: Jan. 1 – Jan. 31
Hourly Rate: 4
Radiant (point of origin): Between Leo and Gemini in the Constellation of Cancer

Alpha Centaurids

Peak Date: Feb. 7
General Duration: Jan. 28 – Feb. 21
Hourly Rate: 6
Radiant (point of origin): Southern Hemisphere in the Constellation Centaurus

Delta Leonids

Peak Date: Feb. 24
General Duration: Feb. 15 – Mar. 10
Hourly Rate: 5
Radiant (point of origin): In the Constellation of Leo; usually faint

Gamma Normids

Peak Date: Mar. 13
General Duration: Feb. 5 – Mar. 22
Hourly Rate: 8
Radiant (point of origin): Southern Hemisphere in the Constellation Norma

Virginids

Peak Date: Mar. 20
General Duration: Mar. 5 – Apr. 2
Hourly Rate: 20
Radiant (point of origin): Between Leo and Libra in the Constellation of Virgo

LYRIDS

Peak Date: Apr. 21
General Duration: Apr. 19 – Apr. 24
Hourly Rate: 10
Radiant (point of origin): Near Vega in Constellation Lyra; from Comet Thatcher

Pi Puppids

Peak Date: Apr. 23
General Duration: Apr. 15 – Apr. 28
Hourly Rate: 5-40
Radiant (point of origin): Southern Hemisphere; from Comet Grigg-Skjellerup

ETA AQUARIDS

Peak Date: May 6
General Duration: Apr. 19 – May 28
Hourly Rate: 15
Radiant (point of origin): In the Constellation Aquarius; from Comet Halley

Alpha Scorpiids

Peak Date: May 16
General Duration: May 1 – May 31
Hourly Rate: 5
Radiant (point of origin): Near Antares in the Constellation of Scorpius

ARIETIDS

Peak Date: Jun. 7
General Duration: May 22 – Jul. 2
Hourly Rate: 54
Radiant (point of origin): Visible before dawn in Constellation of Aries

June Lyrids

Peak Date: Jun. 16
General Duration: Jun. 10 – Jul. 24
Hourly Rate: 15
Radiant (point of origin): Near Vega in the Constellation of Lyra

Sagittarids

Peak Date: Jun. 19
General Duration: Jun. 1 – Jun. 15
Hourly Rate: 5
Radiant (point of origin): Between Sagittarius and Scorpius

June Bootids

Peak Date: Jun. 28
General Duration: Jun. 28
Hourly Rate: 10-100
Radiant (point of origin): Near Big Dipper; from Comet Pons-Winnecke

Meteor Showers for the months of July - December

July Pegasids

Peak Date: Jul. 10
General Duration: Jul. 7 – Jul. 13
Hourly Rate: 3
Radiant (point of origin): In the Constellation of Pegasus (in the Great Square)

July Phoenicids

Peak Date: Jul. 13
General Duration: Jul. 10 – Jul. 16
Hourly Rate: 5-100
Radiant (point of origin): Southern Hemisphere in the Constellation of the Phoenix

Piscis Austrinids

Peak Date: Jul. 28
General Duration: Jul. 15 – Aug. 10
Hourly Rate: 5
Radiant (point of origin): Near Pegasus in the Constellation Pisces

SOUTHERN DELTA AQUARIDS

Peak Date: Jul. 29
General Duration: Jul. 15 – Aug. 18
Hourly Rate: 25
Radiant (point of origin): Near the Constellation Capricornus

Alpha Capricornids

Peak Date: Jul. 30
General Duration: Jul. 3 – Aug. 15
Hourly Rate: 4
Radiant (point of origin): Near the Constellation Capricornus

Southern Iota Aquariids

Peak Date: Aug. 4
General Duration: Jul. 25 – Aug. 15
Hourly Rate: 2
Radiant (point of origin): Near the Constellation of Aquarius

Northern Delta Aquariids

Peak Date: Aug. 8
General Duration: Jul. 15 – Aug. 25
Hourly Rate: 4
Radiant (point of origin): Near the Constellation of Caprincornus

PERSEIDS

Peak Date: Aug. 12
General Duration: Jul. 17 – Aug. 24
Hourly Rate: 90
Radiant (point of origin): In the Constellation of Perseus; from Comet Swift-Tuttle

Kappa Cygnids

Peak Date: Aug. 17
General Duration: Aug. 3 – Aug. 25
Hourly Rate: 3
Radiant (point of origin): Near the Northern Cross in the Constellation of Cygnus

Northern Iota Aquariids

Peak Date: Aug. 20
General Duration: Aug. 11 – Aug. 31
Hourly Rate: 3
Radiant (point of origin): Near the Constellation of Aquarius

Alpha Aurigids

Peak Date: Sep. 1
General Duration: Aug. 25 – Sep. 8
Hourly Rate: 12
Radiant (point of origin): Near Taurus in the Constellation of Auriga

September Perseides

Peak Date: Sep. 8
General Duration: Sep. 5 – Oct. 10
Hourly Rate: 6
Radiant (point of origin): In the Constellation of Perseus; from Comet Swift-Tuttle

Piscids

Peak Date: Sep. 20
General Duration: Sep. 1 - Sep. 30
Hourly Rate: 15
Radiant (point of origin): Near Pegasus in the Constellation of Pisces

October Arietids

Peak Date: Oct. 8
General Duration: Oct. 1 – Oct. 31
Hourly Rate: 5
Radiant (point of origin): Near Taurus and the Constellation of Aries

GIACOBINIDS (also Draconids)

Peak Date: Oct. 8
General Duration: Oct. 6 – Oct. 10
Hourly Rate: 200
Radiant (point of origin): In the Northern Sky near the Constellation Draco

Epsilon Geminids

Peak Date: Oct. 18
General Duration: Oct. 14 – Oct. 27
Hourly Rate: 2
Radiant (point of origin): Near the Constellation of Gemini

ORIONIDS

Peak Date: Oct. 21
General Duration: Oct. 2 – Nov. 7
Hourly Rate: 25
Radiant (point of origin): Between Orion and Gemini; from Comet Halley

Southern Taurids

Peak Date: Nov. 5
General Duration: Nov. 1 – Nov. 25
Hourly Rate: 5
Radiant (point of origin): Near Pleaides in the Constellation of Taurus

Northern Taurids

Peak Date: Nov. 12
General Duration: Nov. 1 – Nov. 25
Hourly Rate: 5
Radiant (point of origin): Near Pleaides in the Constellation of Taurus

Leonids (spectacular about every 33 yrs)

Peak Date: Nov. 17
General Duration: Nov. 14 – Nov. 20
Hourly Rate: 20
Radiant (point of origin): In Leo; from Comet Temple (500,000 /hr in 1966)

Alpha Monocerotids

Peak Date: Nov. 21
General Duration: Nov. 15 – Nov. 25
Hourly Rate: 4-400
Radiant (point of origin): Near Orion in the Constellation of Monoceros

Chi Orionids

Peak Date: Dec. 2
General Duration: Nov. 25 – Dec. 31
Hourly Rate: 3
Radiant (point of origin): Near Orion and Gemini

GEMINIDS

Peak Date: Dec. 5
General Duration: Dec. 4 – Dec. 7
Hourly Rate: 120
Radiant (point of origin): Near Gemini; from Minor Planet 3200 Phaethon

Phoenicids

Peak Date: Dec. 6
General Duration: Nov. 28 – Dec. 9
Hourly Rate: 30
Radiant (point of origin): Southern Hemisphere in the Constellation of the Phoenix

Monocerotids

Peak Date: Dec. 9
General Duration: Nov. 27 – Dec. 17
Hourly Rate: 3
Radiant (point of origin): Near Orion in the Constellation of Monoceros

Sigma Hydrids

Peak Date: Dec. 12
General Duration: Dec. 3 – Dec. 15
Hourly Rate: 2
Radiant (point of origin): Near Castor in the Constellation of Gemini

Puppid-Velids

Peak Date: Dec. 12
General Duration: Dec. 2 – Dec. 16
Hourly Rate: 4
Radiant (point of origin): Southern Hemisphere in the Constellation of Carina

Coma Berenicids

Peak Date: Dec. 20
General Duration: Dec. 12 – Jan. 23
Hourly Rate: 5
Radiant (point of origin): Near the Constellation of Leo in Coma Star Cluster

URSIDS

Peak Date: Dec. 22
General Duration: Dec. 17 – Dec. 24
Hourly Rate: 18
Radiant (point of origin): Near the Little Dipper; from Comet Tuttle

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