The year's main showers
Peak dates shift by a day or so each year; the moon matters more than the date.
| Shower | Peak | Radiant | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quadrantids | early January | Boötes / Draco border | short, sharp peak; best before dawn |
| Lyrids | around 22 April | near Vega | modest rates, occasional bright ones |
| Eta Aquariids | early May | Aquarius | radiant very low from northern latitudes |
| Perseids | around 12 August | Perseus | the summer classic; fireballs |
| Orionids | around 21 October | Orion | fast, faint, persistent trains |
| Leonids | around 17 November | Leo | usually quiet between storm years |
| Geminids | around 14 December | Gemini | the richest of the year; slow and bright |