✦ Perseids from Lagos
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The Perseids meteor shower peaks from Lagos around Aug 12-13, with up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a new moon means dark skies, and from Lagos the radiant in Perseus climbs to 37° above the north horizon around 05:25. Local best viewing window: 03:10–05:25 WAT on the peak night, about 2.2 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 150/hour headline figure works out to roughly 90 meteors an hour from Lagos under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: heavy cover, with only occasional breaks.
2026 Conditions in Lagos
Peak Night
Aug 12-13
Meteors/Hour Here
~90
150 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌑 Great
Best Viewing
03:10 — 05:25
WAT · radiant 37° north
Tonight's Weather in Lagos
How to Watch from Lagos
- 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 — Perseus reaches 37° at 05:25 WAT, its highest while the sky is still dark