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This Earth map lets you select the observer’s location used to calculate the bearing and elevation of celestial objects. The selected point determines how the sky, rise and set times, and object positions are shown.
Your location: Santa Clara, United States
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Latitude:
37.3541
Longitude:
-121.955

Active Meteor Showers

These meteor showers are active now or approaching their activity peak. Check the radiant and local sky conditions before observing.

Sky Map

Celestial bearing and elevation at 20:15
This interactive map marks the radiant points of meteor showers active in the current sky. Use it to locate each radiant and plan your observation.

Meteor Showers

Northern delta-Aquariids

Meteor shower

Northern delta-Aquariids
↗ 20:15 ↘ 05:38 ↑ 56°
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The Northern delta-Aquariids meteor shower is active from July 25 to September 10 and peaks around August 17.
More about Northern delta-Aquariids

August Draconids

Meteor shower

August Draconids
↗ - ↘ - ↑ 61°
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The August Draconids meteor shower is active from July 28 to September 11 and peaks around August 21.
More about August Draconids

Aurigids

Meteor shower

Aurigids
↗ 21:27 ↘ 14:27 ↑ 64°
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The Aurigids meteor shower is active from August 4 to September 11 and peaks around August 26.
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Daytime zeta-Cancrids

Meteor shower

Daytime zeta-Cancrids
↗ 20:15 ↘ 03:43 ↑ 13°
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The Daytime zeta-Cancrids meteor shower is active from August 12 to September 8 and peaks around September 1.
More about Daytime zeta-Cancrids

Northern iota-Aquariids

Meteor shower

Northern iota-Aquariids
↗ 20:15 ↘ 06:33 ↑ 58°
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The Northern iota-Aquariids meteor shower is active from August 13 to October 1 and peaks around September 8.
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September epsilon-Perseids

Meteor shower

September epsilon-Perseids
↗ 20:15 ↘ 12:10 ↑ 88°
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The September epsilon-Perseids meteor shower is active from September 3 to October 12 and peaks around September 13.
More about September epsilon-Perseids

nu-Eridanids

Meteor shower

nu-Eridanids
↗ 22:47 ↘ 10:59 ↑ 51°
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The nu-Eridanids meteor shower is active from September 2 to October 1 and peaks around September 14.
More about nu-Eridanids

Data Credits

Meteor data are provided by the International Astronomical Union Meteor Data Center . We thank the observers and researchers who contribute these records.