✦ Perseids from Toronto
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The Perseids meteor shower peaks from Toronto around Aug 12-13, with up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a new moon means dark skies, and from Toronto the radiant in Perseus climbs to 62° above the north-east horizon around 04:25. Local best viewing window: 23:25–04:25 EDT on the peak night, about 5.0 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 150/hour headline figure works out to roughly 132 meteors an hour from Toronto under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: overcast throughout, so expect nothing visible.
2026 Conditions in Toronto
Peak Night
Aug 12-13
Meteors/Hour Here
~132
150 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌑 Great
Best Viewing
23:25 — 04:25
EDT · radiant 62° north-east
Tonight's Weather in Toronto
How to Watch from Toronto
- 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 62° at 04:25 EDT, its highest while the sky is still dark