✦ Lyrids from Marrakech
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The Lyrids meteor shower peaks from Marrakech 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 Marrakech the radiant in Lyra climbs to 87° above the north-east horizon around 05:25. Local best viewing window: 00:20–05:25 UTC+01 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 Marrakech under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: patchy cloud — expect to wait out a few banks.
2026 Conditions in Marrakech
Peak Night
Apr 22
Meteors/Hour Here
~18
18 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
00:20 — 05:25
UTC+01 · radiant 87° north-east
Tonight's Weather in Marrakech
How to Watch from Marrakech
- 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 north-east — Lyra reaches 87° at 05:25 UTC+01, its highest while the sky is still dark