Taurids
Active nowPeak night 9–10 Oct 2026 · Taurus, just south and west of the Pleiades
Up to 5 an hour
Meteor showers in the UK
The 12 showers worth a night out from Britain, soonest peak first; the bar under each shows its peak rate against the Geminids, the strongest of the year. Each guide has the peak night, the best time to look, the moonlight that night and how to find the radiant. For eclipses, supermoons and the minor showers, see the full UK sky calendar.
Orionids
Peak in 2 daysPeak night 20–21 Oct 2026 · Northern Orion, a little north-east of Betelgeuse towards Gemini
Up to 20 an hour
Leonids
Peak in 30 daysPeak night 17–18 Nov 2026 · The Sickle of Leo, the backwards question mark that ends at the star Regulus
Up to 15 an hour
Geminids
Peak in 56 daysPeak night 13–14 Dec 2026 · Near the bright star Castor in Gemini
Up to 150 an hour
Ursids
Peak in 64 daysPeak night 21–22 Dec 2026 · The Little Dipper, near Kochab in Ursa Minor
Up to 10 an hour
Quadrantids
Peak in 77 daysPeak night 3–4 Jan 2027 · Northern Boötes, near the end of the Plough's handle
Up to 80 an hour
Lyrids
Peak in 186 daysPeak night 22–23 Apr 2027 · Near the bright star Vega, on the border of Lyra and Hercules
Up to 18 an hour
Eta Aquariids
Peak in 199 daysPeak night 5–6 May 2027 · The Water Jar asterism in Aquarius, near the star Eta Aquarii
Up to 50 an hour
Southern Delta Aquariids
Peak in 285 daysPeak night 30–31 Jul 2027 · Aquarius, low in the south
Up to 25 an hour
Alpha Capricornids
Peak in 285 daysPeak night 30–31 Jul 2027 · Capricornus, low in the south
Up to 5 an hour
Perseids
Peak in 298 daysPeak night 12–13 Aug 2027 · Northern Perseus, just below the W of Cassiopeia
Up to 100 an hour
Draconids
Peak in 355 daysPeak night 8–9 Oct 2027 · The head of Draco, the Dragon, high in the north-west in the evening
Up to 10 an hour