Perseid meteor shower 2027
The Perseids peak on Friday 13 August 2027, with up to 100 meteors an hour under a dark sky. On the peak night the Moon is 84% lit, and the meteors seem to come from Perseus.
At a glance
- Next peak
- Friday 13 August 2027
- Meteors an hour
- Up to 100
- Radiant
- Perseus
- Parent
- comet 109P/Swift–Tuttle
- Moon on the peak night
- 84% lit, waxing gibbous Moon
Where to look
The Perseids seem to come from a point in Perseus, called the radiant. You don't need to look straight at it: meteors can appear anywhere in the sky, and the higher the radiant, the more you see. Times are local solar time on the peak night. Your clock can differ by an hour or more, for example in summer time.
| From | Radiant rises | Highest | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40° north | Always up | 05:50 | 72° |
| 35° south | Never rises | Below the horizon | -2° |
The Perseids in the next years
The peak day can shift by about a day from year to year. The Moon figures are for midnight in Dublin on the peak night.
| Peak | Moon | Moon lit |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 13 August 2027 | waxing gibbous Moon | 84% |
| Saturday 12 August 2028 | last quarter Moon | 55% |
| Sunday 12 August 2029 | waxing crescent Moon | 11% |
| Tuesday 13 August 2030 | full Moon | 100% |
| Wednesday 13 August 2031 | waning crescent Moon | 23% |
Where the Perseids come from
The Perseids are dust from comet 109P/Swift–Tuttle. Every year Earth passes through its trail, and the grains burn up high in the atmosphere as meteors.
Keep the night of the Perseids
Put the sky above Dublin on the night of the 13 August 2027 peak on a star map. You can change the place, the date and the words in the editor.
Questions about the Perseids
The Perseids peak on Friday 13 August 2027. The peak day can shift by about a day from year to year, so the nights just before and after are worth a look too.
Up to about 100 at the peak, under a perfectly dark sky with the radiant overhead. From most places you see fewer, especially with the Moon up.
Anywhere in the sky. The meteors seem to come from Perseus, but they cross the whole sky, so look at a wide dark patch away from the Moon.
Hardly. From 35° south the radiant never rises, so few if any Perseids reach the sky there.
On the 2027 peak night the Moon is 84% lit. Its bright light hides many of the fainter meteors, so watch while it is low or down.
The Perseids are dust from comet 109P/Swift–Tuttle. Every year Earth passes through its trail, and the grains burn up high in the atmosphere.
Other meteor showers
More of the night sky
- Upcoming eclipsesEvery lunar and solar eclipse of the next 10 years.
- Night sky tonightThe Moon, the planets you can see and the time it gets dark in your city.
- Night sky on any dateThe Moon, the planets and the stars above any place, from 1900 to 2100.
- Moon phase on your birthdayThe phase and the shape of the Moon on the day you were born.