✦ Perseids from A Coruña
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The Perseids meteor shower peaks from A Coruña around Aug 12-13, with up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a new moon means dark skies, and from A Coruña the radiant in Perseus climbs to 62° above the north-east horizon around 05:45. Local best viewing window: 00:45–05:45 CEST on the peak night, about 5.0 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 150/hour headline figure works out to roughly 132 meteors an hour from A Coruña under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: total cover forecast, with no usable gaps.
2026 Conditions in A Coruña
Peak Night
Aug 12-13
Meteors/Hour Here
~132
150 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌑 Great
Best Viewing
00:45 — 05:45
CEST · radiant 62° north-east
Tonight's Weather in A Coruña
How to Watch from A Coruña
- 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 — Perseus reaches 62° at 05:45 CEST, its highest while the sky is still dark
◐ Eclipse + Perseids — The Same Night in A Coruña
The Perseids peak on the same night as the total solar eclipse over Spain — August 12, 2026. A Coruña sits inside the path of totality, so the sky goes completely dark.
Eclipse times in A Coruña →