Lyrids in Tromsø

The Lyrids meteor shower peaks from Tromsø 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 Tromsø the radiant in Lyra climbs to 49° above the south-east horizon around 02:20. Local best viewing window: 23:05–02:20 CEST on the peak night, about 3.2 hours of civil twilight. Scaled to that altitude, the 18/hour headline figure works out to roughly 14 meteors an hour from Tromsø under a genuinely dark sky. At this latitude the sky never gets fully dark that night — the Sun only reaches 7.9° below the horizon — so only the brighter meteors will show. Tonight: intermittent cloud, so patience pays off.