Lyrids peak, 22 April 2029

The Lyrids meteor shower peaks on 22 April 2029 around 13:59 UTC. Under dark skies and ideal conditions up to ~18 meteors per hour can be seen (ZHR). The radiant, the point in the sky the meteors seem to come from, is at about 18.1 hours right ascension and 34° declination.

Visibility from Hungary (calculated for Budapest): the best moment to observe is 23 April 2029, 04:14 CEST: the target stands 76° high in the south-east, under a dark sky. The calculation is for Budapest; elsewhere in the country rise and set times differ by only a few minutes.

In the page's interactive 3D model the time machine jumps to this moment (22 April 2029) and the camera takes the view that fits the event: a sky view from the visitor's city or Budapest. You can freely scrub time forwards and backwards.

Meteor shower peaks are computed from the Sun’s ecliptic longitude, based on the IMO meteor calendar.