Southern Delta Aquariids in København

The Southern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks from København around Jul 29-30, with up to 25 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a bright moon will hide most meteors except the brightest, and from København the radiant in Aquarius climbs to 18° above the south horizon around 03:05. Local best viewing window: 01:40–03:05 CEST on the peak night, about 1.4 hours of nautical twilight. Scaled to that altitude, the 25/hour headline figure works out to roughly 8 meteors an hour from København under a genuinely dark sky. At this latitude the sky never gets fully dark that night — the Sun only reaches 15.8° below the horizon — so only the brighter meteors will show. Tonight: some cloud about, but gaps should be frequent.