✦ Lyrids from Los Angeles
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The Lyrids meteor shower peaks from Los Angeles around Apr 22, with up to 18 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a half moon will wash out fainter meteors, and from Los Angeles the radiant in Lyra climbs to 87° above the east horizon around 04:40. Local best viewing window: 23:35–04:40 PDT on the peak night, about 5.1 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 18/hour headline figure works out to roughly 18 meteors an hour from Los Angeles under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: solid cover, with no real breaks forecast.
2026 Conditions in Los Angeles
Peak Night
Apr 22
Meteors/Hour Here
~18
18 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
23:35 — 04:40
PDT · radiant 87° east
Tonight's Weather in Los Angeles
How to Watch from Los Angeles
- Find a dark spot away from city lights — parks, hilltops, or rooftops work well
- Lie on your back and look straight up — no telescope needed
- Give your eyes 20 minutes to adapt to the dark
- Face east — Lyra reaches 87° at 04:40 PDT, its highest while the sky is still dark