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Eta Aquariid meteor shower 2026
Up to 50 meteors an hour under dark skies, best before dawn.
Peaks on Wednesday 6 May at 8:00 am UTC.
How to see it
- Best before dawn, on the night of the peak and the nights either side.
- Meteors seem to come from the east-southeast, but they can appear anywhere in the sky.
- The moon is not full that week, so a dark spot away from lights will show the most.
Local date and time
When the peak falls on the clock in each city.
| London | Wednesday 6 May | 9:00 am |
|---|---|---|
| New York | Wednesday 6 May | 4:00 am |
| Boston | Wednesday 6 May | 4:00 am |
| Austin | Wednesday 6 May | 3:00 am |
| Los Angeles | Wednesday 6 May | 1:00 am |
| Portland | Wednesday 6 May | 1:00 am |
| San Francisco | Wednesday 6 May | 1:00 am |
| Seattle | Wednesday 6 May | 1:00 am |
| Toronto | Wednesday 6 May | 4:00 am |
| Denver | Wednesday 6 May | 2:00 am |
| Chicago | Wednesday 6 May | 3:00 am |
| Washington | Wednesday 6 May | 4:00 am |
| San Diego | Wednesday 6 May | 1:00 am |
| Philadelphia | Wednesday 6 May | 4:00 am |
| Atlanta | Wednesday 6 May | 4:00 am |
| Minneapolis | Wednesday 6 May | 3:00 am |
| Vancouver | Wednesday 6 May | 1:00 am |
| Dublin | Wednesday 6 May | 9:00 am |
| Edinburgh | Wednesday 6 May | 9:00 am |
| Melbourne | Wednesday 6 May | 6:00 pm |
| Sydney | Wednesday 6 May | 6:00 pm |