✦ Perseids from Marrakech
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The Perseids meteor shower peaks from Marrakech around Aug 12-13, with up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a new moon means dark skies, and from Marrakech the radiant in Perseus climbs to 57° above the north-east horizon around 05:25. Local best viewing window: 01:10–05:25 UTC+01 on the peak night, about 4.2 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 150/hour headline figure works out to roughly 126 meteors an hour from Marrakech under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: patchy cloud — expect to wait out a few banks.
2026 Conditions in Marrakech
Peak Night
Aug 12-13
Meteors/Hour Here
~126
150 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌑 Great
Best Viewing
01:10 — 05:25
UTC+01 · radiant 57° north-east
Tonight's Weather in Marrakech
How to Watch from Marrakech
- 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 57° at 05:25 UTC+01, its highest while the sky is still dark