Leonids 2026
Meteor shower from 55P/Tempel-Tuttle · up to 10 meteors per hour
Next peak (showing UTC)
- Active
- to
- Moon at peak
- 51% lit
- Speed
- 71 km/s
- Details
- Leonids 2026
Choose a location to see how high the radiant climbs from your city.
About the Leonids
The Leonids are caused by Earth crossing the trail of dust left by 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. The meteors appear to stream from a point called the radiant, at right ascension 152° and declination 22°, and hit the atmosphere at about 71 km/s. The peak is defined by the Sun's ecliptic longitude of 235.27°, which is why the date shifts slightly from year to year.
The zenithal hourly rate of 10 assumes a perfectly dark sky with the radiant overhead. From most locations expect fewer, and far fewer if the Moon is bright. The radiant is well placed from both hemispheres.