Eta Aquariids in Granada

The Eta Aquariids meteor shower peaks from Granada around May 5-6, with up to 40 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a new moon means dark skies, and from Granada the radiant in Aquarius climbs to 19° above the east horizon around 05:30. Local best viewing window: 04:35–05:30 CEST on the peak night, about 0.9 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 40/hour headline figure works out to roughly 13 meteors an hour from Granada under a genuinely dark sky. The radiant stays low from Granada, so expect fewer meteors but longer, shallower trails near the horizon. Tonight: cloud cover stays low across the forecast window.