✦ Perseids from León
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The Perseids meteor shower peaks from León around Aug 12-13, with up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a new moon means dark skies, and from León the radiant in Perseus climbs to 62° above the north-east horizon around 05:35. Local best viewing window: 00:40–05:35 CEST on the peak night, about 4.9 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 150/hour headline figure works out to roughly 132 meteors an hour from León under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: patchy cloud — expect to wait out a few banks.
2026 Conditions in León
Peak Night
Aug 12-13
Meteors/Hour Here
~132
150 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌑 Great
Best Viewing
00:40 — 05:35
CEST · radiant 62° north-east
Tonight's Weather in León
How to Watch from León
- 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 05:35 CEST, its highest while the sky is still dark
◐ Eclipse + Perseids — The Same Night in León
The Perseids peak on the same night as the total solar eclipse over Spain — August 12, 2026. León sits inside the path of totality, so the sky goes completely dark.
Eclipse times in León →