Perseids in Madrid

The Perseids meteor shower peaks from Madrid around Aug 12-13, with up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a new moon means dark skies, and from Madrid the radiant in Perseus climbs to 61° above the north-east horizon around 05:35. Local best viewing window: 00:50–05:35 CEST on the peak night, about 4.8 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 150/hour headline figure works out to roughly 131 meteors an hour from Madrid under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: partial cover — worth checking again closer to the time.