Orionids in Marrakech

The Orionids meteor shower peaks from Marrakech around Oct 21, with up to 20 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a bright moon will hide most meteors except the brightest, and from Marrakech the radiant in Orion climbs to 74° above the south horizon around 05:55. Local best viewing window: 01:15–06:15 UTC+01 on the peak night, about 5.0 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 20/hour headline figure works out to roughly 19 meteors an hour from Marrakech under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: patchy cloud — expect to wait out a few banks.