The Orionids peak on 22 October. The best night depends on where you are.

The best night is 20–21 October in most of the Americas, 21–22 October in Europe and most of Africa and Asia, and 22–23 October in most of Oceania. The moon is 35–70% lit and rises during the night in all 87 cities: the dark hours before it are the ones to watch. The radiant, in Orion, stands highest before dawn: from a dark site, expect about 16 meteors an hour at best in most of them, and up to 20 where it climbs highest.

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Meteor showers, in the sky where you stand.

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The Americas

Atlanta21–22 Oct · 12:02 – 6:24 AM · radiant 72° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Austin20–21 Oct · 12:00 – 6:16 AM · radiant 76° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Bogotá20–21 Oct · 10:52 PM – 4:31 AM · radiant 79° up · about 16 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Boston21–22 Oct · 10:59 PM – 5:31 AM · radiant 64° up · about 16 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Buenos Aires20–21 Oct · 12:51 – 4:35 AM · radiant 39° up · about 10 an hour (4 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Chicago21–22 Oct · 11:06 PM – 5:37 AM · radiant 64° up · about 16 an hour (6 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Dallas20–21 Oct · 11:54 PM – 6:13 AM · radiant 73° up · about 16 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Denver21–22 Oct · 11:17 PM – 5:47 AM · radiant 66° up · about 16 an hour (6 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Houston20–21 Oct · 11:51 PM – 6:07 AM · radiant 76° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Las Vegas21–22 Oct · 11:02 PM – 5:27 AM · radiant 70° up · about 16 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Lima20–21 Oct · 11:25 PM – 4:28 AM · radiant 62° up · about 15 an hour (6 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Los Angeles20–21 Oct · 11:18 PM – 5:39 AM · radiant 72° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Mexico City20–21 Oct · 11:17 PM – 5:19 AM · radiant 86° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Miami20–21 Oct · 11:55 PM – 6:05 AM · radiant 80° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Minneapolis21–22 Oct · 11:24 PM – 5:59 AM · radiant 61° up · about 16 an hour (6 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Montréal21–22 Oct · 11:05 PM – 5:40 AM · radiant 60° up · about 16 an hour (6 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Nashville21–22 Oct · 11:09 PM – 5:34 AM · radiant 70° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
New Orleans20–21 Oct · 11:30 PM – 5:46 AM · radiant 76° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
New York21–22 Oct · 11:13 PM – 5:43 AM · radiant 65° up · about 16 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Philadelphia21–22 Oct · 11:18 PM – 5:47 AM · radiant 66° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Phoenix20–21 Oct · 10:54 PM – 5:14 AM · radiant 72° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Portland21–22 Oct · 11:21 PM – 5:57 AM · radiant 60° up · about 15 an hour (6 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Rio de Janeiro20–21 Oct · 11:26 PM – 3:57 AM · radiant 51° up · about 13 an hour (5 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Salt Lake City21–22 Oct · 11:44 PM – 6:14 AM · radiant 65° up · about 16 an hour (6 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
San Diego20–21 Oct · 11:15 PM – 5:34 AM · radiant 73° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
San Francisco20–21 Oct · 11:31 PM – 5:56 AM · radiant 68° up · about 16 an hour (6 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Santiago20–21 Oct · 1:38 – 5:27 AM · radiant 40° up · about 11 an hour (4 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
São Paulo20–21 Oct · 11:41 PM – 4:10 AM · radiant 50° up · about 13 an hour (5 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Seattle21–22 Oct · 11:17 PM – 5:55 AM · radiant 58° up · about 15 an hour (6 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Toronto21–22 Oct · 11:30 PM – 6:04 AM · radiant 62° up · about 16 an hour (6 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Vancouver21–22 Oct · 11:18 PM – 5:57 AM · radiant 57° up · about 15 an hour (6 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Washington, DC21–22 Oct · 11:27 PM – 5:55 AM · radiant 67° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Hour by hour in the Americas
Meteors an hour at a dark site on each city’s best night, by its own clock. A dimmed hour has the moon up; a dot is twilight, or the radiant too low.
City11 PM12 AM1 AM2 AM3 AM4 AM5 AM6 AM
Atlanta·37 with the moon up11 with the moon up14 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up17 with the moon up
Austin·3 with the moon up6 with the moon up10 with the moon up12 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up
Bogotá3 with the moon up7 with the moon up11 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up·
Boston4 with the moon up7 with the moon up10 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up16 with the moon up·
Buenos Aires··3 with the moon up6 with the moon up8 with the moon up10 with the moon up··
Chicago3 with the moon up7 with the moon up10 with the moon up12 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up16 with the moon up·
Dallas·3 with the moon up7 with the moon up10 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up16 with the moon up
Denver26 with the moon up9 with the moon up12 with the moon up14 with the moon up16 with the moon up16 with the moon up·
Houston·3 with the moon up7 with the moon up10 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up
Las Vegas37 with the moon up10 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up16 with the moon up·
Lima15 with the moon up8 with the moon up11 with the moon up14 with the moon up15 with the moon up·
Los Angeles2 with the moon up5 with the moon up9 with the moon up12 with the moon up14 with the moon up16 with the moon up16 with the moon up·
Mexico City2 with the moon up5 with the moon up9 with the moon up12 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up·
Miami·3 with the moon up7 with the moon up10 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up
Minneapolis26 with the moon up9 with the moon up11 with the moon up14 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up·
Montréal3 with the moon up7 with the moon up10 with the moon up12 with the moon up14 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up·
Nashville37 with the moon up10 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up17 with the moon up17 with the moon up·
New Orleans1 with the moon up4 with the moon up8 with the moon up11 with the moon up14 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up·
New York3 with the moon up6 with the moon up10 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up16 with the moon up·
Philadelphia26 with the moon up9 with the moon up12 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up·
Phoenix3 with the moon up7 with the moon up10 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up·
Portland25 with the moon up8 with the moon up11 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up15 with the moon up·
Rio de Janeiro15 with the moon up8 with the moon up10 with the moon up12 with the moon up··
Salt Lake City14 with the moon up8 with the moon up11 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up16 with the moon up
San Diego2 with the moon up5 with the moon up9 with the moon up12 with the moon up14 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up·
San Francisco1 with the moon up4 with the moon up8 with the moon up11 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up·
Santiago··14 with the moon up7 with the moon up9 with the moon up10 with the moon up·
São Paulo14 with the moon up7 with the moon up10 with the moon up12 with the moon up13 with the moon up·
Seattle2 with the moon up6 with the moon up8 with the moon up11 with the moon up13 with the moon up14 with the moon up15 with the moon up·
Toronto25 with the moon up8 with the moon up11 with the moon up14 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up16 with the moon up
Vancouver2 with the moon up5 with the moon up8 with the moon up11 with the moon up13 with the moon up14 with the moon up15 with the moon up·
Washington, DC26 with the moon up9 with the moon up12 with the moon up14 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up·

Europe

Amsterdam21–22 Oct · 11:42 PM – 6:23 AM · radiant 54° up · about 16 an hour (6 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Athens21–22 Oct · 11:45 PM – 6:12 AM · radiant 68° up · about 18 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Barcelona21–22 Oct · 12:07 – 6:38 AM · radiant 64° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Berlin21–22 Oct · 11:08 PM – 5:49 AM · radiant 53° up · about 16 an hour (6 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Brussels21–22 Oct · 11:46 PM – 6:26 AM · radiant 55° up · about 16 an hour (6 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Copenhagen21–22 Oct · 11:06 PM – 5:50 AM · radiant 50° up · about 15 an hour (6 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Dublin21–22 Oct · 11:25 PM – 6:07 AM · radiant 53° up · about 15 an hour (6 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Edinburgh21–22 Oct · 11:08 PM – 5:53 AM · radiant 50° up · about 15 an hour (6 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Hamburg21–22 Oct · 11:20 PM – 6:02 AM · radiant 52° up · about 15 an hour (6 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Helsinki21–22 Oct · 11:08 PM – 5:55 AM · radiant 46° up · about 14 an hour (6 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Istanbul21–22 Oct · 11:21 PM – 5:50 AM · radiant 65° up · about 18 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Lisbon21–22 Oct · 11:56 PM – 6:23 AM · radiant 67° up · about 18 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
London21–22 Oct · 11:03 PM – 5:44 AM · radiant 54° up · about 16 an hour (6 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Madrid21–22 Oct · 12:32 – 7:01 AM · radiant 65° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Milan21–22 Oct · 11:34 PM – 6:09 AM · radiant 60° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Moscow21–22 Oct · 10:25 PM – 5:10 AM · radiant 50° up · about 15 an hour (6 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Munich21–22 Oct · 11:21 PM – 5:58 AM · radiant 58° up · about 16 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Nice21–22 Oct · 11:44 PM – 6:17 AM · radiant 62° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Oslo21–22 Oct · 11:05 PM – 5:53 AM · radiant 46° up · about 14 an hour (6 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Paris21–22 Oct · 11:57 PM – 6:35 AM · radiant 57° up · about 16 an hour (6 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Porto21–22 Oct · 11:51 PM – 6:21 AM · radiant 65° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Prague21–22 Oct · 11:07 PM – 5:46 AM · radiant 56° up · about 16 an hour (6 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Reykjavík21–22 Oct · 11:06 PM – 5:57 AM · radiant 42° up · about 13 an hour (5 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Rome21–22 Oct · 11:25 PM – 5:56 AM · radiant 64° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Stockholm21–22 Oct · 10:37 PM – 5:24 AM · radiant 47° up · about 14 an hour (6 in a suburb, 2 in a city centre) · moon up
Venice21–22 Oct · 11:22 PM – 5:56 AM · radiant 60° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Vienna21–22 Oct · 11:02 PM – 5:39 AM · radiant 58° up · about 16 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Warsaw21–22 Oct · 10:38 PM – 5:19 AM · radiant 54° up · about 16 an hour (6 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Zürich21–22 Oct · 11:34 PM – 6:11 AM · radiant 59° up · about 16 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Hour by hour in Europe
Meteors an hour at a dark site on each city’s best night, by its own clock. A dimmed hour has the moon up; a dot is twilight, or the radiant too low.
City10 PM11 PM12 AM1 AM2 AM3 AM4 AM5 AM6 AM
Amsterdam·1 with the moon up4 with the moon up7 with the moon up10 with the moon up13 with the moon up14 with the moon up15 with the moon up15 with the moon up
Athens··4 with the moon up8 with the moon up12 with the moon up15 with the moon up17 with the moon up18 with the moon up18 with the moon up
Barcelona··3 with the moon up7 with the moon up10 with the moon up13 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up17 with the moon up
Berlin·3 with the moon up6 with the moon up9 with the moon up12 with the moon up14 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up·
Brussels·1 with the moon up4 with the moon up7 with the moon up10 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up16 with the moon up
Copenhagen·3 with the moon up6 with the moon up9 with the moon up11 with the moon up13 with the moon up14 with the moon up15 with the moon up·
Dublin·2 with the moon up5 with the moon up8 with the moon up11 with the moon up13 with the moon up14 with the moon up15 with the moon up15 with the moon up
Edinburgh1 with the moon up3 with the moon up6 with the moon up9 with the moon up11 with the moon up13 with the moon up14 with the moon up15 with the moon up·
Hamburg·2 with the moon up5 with the moon up8 with the moon up11 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up15 with the moon up15 with the moon up
Helsinki1 with the moon up3 with the moon up5 with the moon up8 with the moon up10 with the moon up12 with the moon up13 with the moon up14 with the moon up·
Istanbul·2 with the moon up6 with the moon up9 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up17 with the moon up18 with the moon up·
Lisbon··4 with the moon up8 with the moon up11 with the moon up14 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up18 with the moon up
London·3 with the moon up6 with the moon up9 with the moon up12 with the moon up14 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up·
Madrid··15 with the moon up9 with the moon up12 with the moon up15 with the moon up17 with the moon up17 with the moon up
Milan·2 with the moon up5 with the moon up8 with the moon up12 with the moon up14 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up17 with the moon up
Moscow2 with the moon up5 with the moon up8 with the moon up10 with the moon up12 with the moon up14 with the moon up15 with the moon up15 with the moon up·
Munich·2 with the moon up5 with the moon up9 with the moon up12 with the moon up14 with the moon up16 with the moon up16 with the moon up·
Nice·15 with the moon up8 with the moon up11 with the moon up14 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up17 with the moon up
Oslo1 with the moon up3 with the moon up6 with the moon up8 with the moon up10 with the moon up12 with the moon up13 with the moon up14 with the moon up·
Paris··4 with the moon up7 with the moon up10 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up16 with the moon up
Porto··4 with the moon up8 with the moon up11 with the moon up14 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up17 with the moon up
Prague·3 with the moon up6 with the moon up9 with the moon up12 with the moon up14 with the moon up16 with the moon up16 with the moon up·
Reykjavík1 with the moon up3 with the moon up6 with the moon up8 with the moon up10 with the moon up11 with the moon up12 with the moon up13 with the moon up·
Rome·2 with the moon up5 with the moon up9 with the moon up12 with the moon up15 with the moon up17 with the moon up17 with the moon up·
Stockholm2 with the moon up4 with the moon up7 with the moon up9 with the moon up11 with the moon up13 with the moon up14 with the moon up14 with the moon up·
Venice·2 with the moon up6 with the moon up9 with the moon up12 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up·
Vienna·3 with the moon up7 with the moon up10 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up16 with the moon up·
Warsaw1 with the moon up4 with the moon up7 with the moon up10 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up16 with the moon up16 with the moon up·
Zürich·2 with the moon up5 with the moon up8 with the moon up11 with the moon up14 with the moon up16 with the moon up16 with the moon up16 with the moon up

Africa

Cairo21–22 Oct · 11:24 PM – 5:41 AM · radiant 76° up · about 19 an hour (8 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Cape Town22–23 Oct · 12:41 – 1:59 AM · radiant 23° up · about 6 an hour (2 in a suburb, 1 in a city centre)
Lagos23–24 Oct · 11:37 PM – 1:50 AM · radiant 42° up · about 8 an hour (3 in a suburb, 1 in a city centre)
Marrakesh21–22 Oct · 10:59 PM – 5:18 AM · radiant 74° up · about 18 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Nairobi22–23 Oct · 11:34 PM – 12:46 AM · radiant 26° up · about 7 an hour (3 in a suburb, 1 in a city centre)
Hour by hour in Africa
Meteors an hour at a dark site on each city’s best night, by its own clock. A dimmed hour has the moon up; a dot is twilight, or the radiant too low.
City11 PM12 AM1 AM2 AM3 AM4 AM5 AM
Cairo26 with the moon up10 with the moon up14 with the moon up17 with the moon up19 with the moon up19 with the moon up
Cape Town·146 with the moon up8 with the moon up9 with the moon up·
Lagos·368 with the moon up10 with the moon up11 with the moon up11 with the moon up
Marrakesh4 with the moon up8 with the moon up12 with the moon up15 with the moon up17 with the moon up18 with the moon up18 with the moon up
Nairobi158 with the moon up11 with the moon up13 with the moon up14 with the moon up14 with the moon up

Asia

Bali22–23 Oct · 11:29 PM – 12:33 AM · radiant 24° up · about 7 an hour (3 in a suburb, 1 in a city centre)
Bangkok21–22 Oct · 11:04 PM – 4:58 AM · radiant 87° up · about 19 an hour (8 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Beijing21–22 Oct · 10:33 PM – 5:01 AM · radiant 66° up · about 17 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Bengaluru21–22 Oct · 11:06 PM – 4:59 AM · radiant 86° up · about 20 an hour (8 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Delhi21–22 Oct · 10:52 PM – 5:06 AM · radiant 77° up · about 19 an hour (8 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Hong Kong21–22 Oct · 11:00 PM – 5:07 AM · radiant 83° up · about 19 an hour (8 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Kyoto21–22 Oct · 10:21 PM – 4:43 AM · radiant 71° up · about 18 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Mumbai21–22 Oct · 11:19 PM – 5:21 AM · radiant 86° up · about 20 an hour (8 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Osaka21–22 Oct · 10:22 PM – 4:44 AM · radiant 71° up · about 18 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Seoul21–22 Oct · 10:53 PM – 5:18 AM · radiant 68° up · about 18 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Shanghai21–22 Oct · 10:22 PM – 4:40 AM · radiant 74° up · about 18 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Singapore21–22 Oct · 12:04 – 5:37 AM · radiant 75° up · about 19 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Taipei21–22 Oct · 10:28 PM – 4:38 AM · radiant 81° up · about 19 an hour (8 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Tel Aviv21–22 Oct · 11:07 PM – 5:27 AM · radiant 74° up · about 19 an hour (8 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Tokyo21–22 Oct · 10:04 PM – 4:27 AM · radiant 70° up · about 18 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Hour by hour in Asia
Meteors an hour at a dark site on each city’s best night, by its own clock. A dimmed hour has the moon up; a dot is twilight, or the radiant too low.
City10 PM11 PM12 AM1 AM2 AM3 AM4 AM5 AM
Bali·159 with the moon up12 with the moon up13 with the moon up14 with the moon up·
Bangkok·3 with the moon up7 with the moon up11 with the moon up15 with the moon up17 with the moon up19 with the moon up·
Beijing1 with the moon up5 with the moon up8 with the moon up11 with the moon up14 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up·
Bengaluru·37 with the moon up12 with the moon up15 with the moon up18 with the moon up19 with the moon up·
Delhi·4 with the moon up8 with the moon up12 with the moon up15 with the moon up17 with the moon up19 with the moon up19 with the moon up
Hong Kong·3 with the moon up7 with the moon up11 with the moon up15 with the moon up17 with the moon up19 with the moon up19 with the moon up
Kyoto2 with the moon up5 with the moon up9 with the moon up12 with the moon up15 with the moon up17 with the moon up18 with the moon up·
Mumbai·26 with the moon up11 with the moon up14 with the moon up17 with the moon up19 with the moon up20 with the moon up
Osaka2 with the moon up5 with the moon up9 with the moon up12 with the moon up15 with the moon up17 with the moon up18 with the moon up·
Seoul·4 with the moon up7 with the moon up11 with the moon up13 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up18 with the moon up
Shanghai2 with the moon up6 with the moon up9 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up17 with the moon up18 with the moon up·
Singapore··37 with the moon up11 with the moon up15 with the moon up17 with the moon up19 with the moon up
Taipei15 with the moon up9 with the moon up13 with the moon up16 with the moon up18 with the moon up19 with the moon up·
Tel Aviv·3 with the moon up7 with the moon up11 with the moon up14 with the moon up17 with the moon up19 with the moon up19 with the moon up
Tokyo3 with the moon up6 with the moon up10 with the moon up13 with the moon up15 with the moon up17 with the moon up18 with the moon up·

Oceania

Auckland22–23 Oct · 1:24 – 2:24 AM · radiant 20° up · about 6 an hour (2 in a suburb, 1 in a city centre)
Brisbane22–23 Oct · 11:29 PM – 12:31 AM · radiant 22° up · about 6 an hour (3 in a suburb, 1 in a city centre)
Honolulu20–21 Oct · 11:10 PM – 5:14 AM · radiant 84° up · about 18 an hour (7 in a suburb, 3 in a city centre) · moon up
Melbourne22–23 Oct · 1:26 – 2:29 AM · radiant 20° up · about 6 an hour (2 in a suburb, 1 in a city centre)
Perth22–23 Oct · 12:07 – 1:14 AM · radiant 22° up · about 6 an hour (2 in a suburb, 1 in a city centre)
Sydney22–23 Oct · 12:50 – 1:53 AM · radiant 20° up · about 6 an hour (2 in a suburb, 1 in a city centre)
Hour by hour in Oceania
Meteors an hour at a dark site on each city’s best night, by its own clock. A dimmed hour has the moon up; a dot is twilight, or the radiant too low.
City11 PM12 AM1 AM2 AM3 AM4 AM5 AM
Auckland··257 with the moon up9 with the moon up·
Brisbane158 with the moon up10 with the moon up11 with the moon up··
Honolulu3 with the moon up6 with the moon up10 with the moon up13 with the moon up16 with the moon up17 with the moon up18 with the moon up
Melbourne··257 with the moon up9 with the moon up·
Perth·368 with the moon up10 with the moon up··
Sydney··47 with the moon up9 with the moon up10 with the moon up·

How it is worked out

The showerThe International Meteor Organization puts the Orionids’ rate at 20 an hour at the peak, for a radiant overhead under a perfectly dark sky. The rate here falls away on either side of the peak as the organization’s profile does.
The nightThe peak is an instant, 2027-10-22 00:33 UTC this time. Each place’s night is the one, of the three around it, whose best hour shows the most meteors.
The radiantThe radiant is the point the meteors seem to come from, in Orion, at +16° of declination. The higher it stands, the more meteors reach your sky: the rate here is the shower’s times the sine of its height.
The dark and the moonDark is the sun 18° below the horizon. The moon’s light hides the fainter meteors, so the hours to watch are the dark ones after it sets, read through the night to the minute.
Your own skyThe rates are for a dark site, where stars show to magnitude 6.5. A suburb’s sky shows them to about 5.5 and a city centre’s to about 4.5, and each magnitude lost divides the rate by the shower’s population index, 2.5 for the Orionids: a suburb sees about 40% of a dark site’s meteors and a city centre about 16%. Cloud shows none.
The cloudThe cloud is the forecast the sunset pages read for each city, from MET Norway: the cloud over the city through its dark hours. It reaches about two and a half days ahead, so a city’s row gives it once its night is that close, and it is read again every night.

The other showers

The Leonids17 November 2026 The Geminids14 December 2026 The Quadrantids4 January 2027 The Lyrids23 April 2027 The Eta Aquariids6 May 2027 The Perseids13 August 2027

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