✦ Perseids from Lisbon
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The Perseids meteor shower peaks from Lisbon around Aug 12-13, with up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a new moon means dark skies, and from Lisbon the radiant in Perseus climbs to 61° above the north-east horizon around 05:05. Local best viewing window: 00:25–05:05 WEST on the peak night, about 4.7 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 150/hour headline figure works out to roughly 131 meteors an hour from Lisbon under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: thick cloud for much of the window.
2026 Conditions in Lisbon
Peak Night
Aug 12-13
Meteors/Hour Here
~131
150 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌑 Great
Best Viewing
00:25 — 05:05
WEST · radiant 61° north-east
Tonight's Weather in Lisbon
How to Watch from Lisbon
- 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 61° at 05:05 WEST, its highest while the sky is still dark