✦ Perseids from London
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The Perseids meteor shower peaks from London around Aug 12-13, with up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a new moon means dark skies, and from London the radiant in Perseus climbs to 60° above the north-east horizon around 03:15. Local best viewing window: 23:00–03:15 BST on the peak night, about 4.2 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 150/hour headline figure works out to roughly 130 meteors an hour from London under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: complete cloud cover across the forecast window.
2026 Conditions in London
Peak Night
Aug 12-13
Meteors/Hour Here
~130
150 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌑 Great
Best Viewing
23:00 — 03:15
BST · radiant 60° north-east
Tonight's Weather in London
How to Watch from London
- 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 60° at 03:15 BST, its highest while the sky is still dark