✦ Perseids from Los Angeles
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The Perseids meteor shower peaks from Los Angeles around Aug 12-13, with up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a new moon means dark skies, and from Los Angeles the radiant in Perseus climbs to 59° above the north-east horizon around 04:40. Local best viewing window: 00:15–04:40 PDT on the peak night, about 4.4 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 150/hour headline figure works out to roughly 129 meteors an hour from Los Angeles under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: solid cover, with no real breaks forecast.
2026 Conditions in Los Angeles
Peak Night
Aug 12-13
Meteors/Hour Here
~129
150 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌑 Great
Best Viewing
00:15 — 04:40
PDT · radiant 59° north-east
Tonight's Weather in Los Angeles
How to Watch from Los Angeles
- 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 59° at 04:40 PDT, its highest while the sky is still dark