Meteor shower

Leonids 2026

The Leonids peak on the night of Monday, November 16. The best hour depends on where you are, so pick your city below.

The Leonids are active from most of November. The meteors are debris from comet Tempel-Tuttle (55P) and hit the atmosphere at about 71 km per second. At the peak, a perfectly dark sky with the radiant overhead would show about 15 an hour. Real counts are lower.