✦ Lyrids from Oviedo
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The Lyrids meteor shower peaks from Oviedo 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 Oviedo the radiant in Lyra climbs to 77° above the south-east horizon around 05:40. Local best viewing window: 00:45–05:40 CEST on the peak night, about 4.9 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 18/hour headline figure works out to roughly 18 meteors an hour from Oviedo under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: mostly clouded over — breaks will be brief.
2026 Conditions in Oviedo
Peak Night
Apr 22
Meteors/Hour Here
~18
18 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
00:45 — 05:40
CEST · radiant 77° south-east
Tonight's Weather in Oviedo
How to Watch from Oviedo
- 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 south-east — Lyra reaches 77° at 05:40 CEST, its highest while the sky is still dark
◐ Total Solar Eclipse 2026 in Oviedo
Oviedo sits inside the path of totality, so the sky goes completely dark.
Eclipse times in Oviedo →