✦ Ursids from A Coruña
Ursids in A Coruña
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The Ursids meteor shower peaks from A Coruña around Dec 22, with up to 10 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a half moon will wash out fainter meteors, and from A Coruña the radiant in Ursa Minor climbs to 54° above the north horizon around 07:20. Local best viewing window: 19:45–07:20 CET on the peak night, about 11.6 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 10/hour headline figure works out to roughly 8 meteors an hour from A Coruña under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: total cover forecast, with no usable gaps.
2026 Conditions in A Coruña
Peak Night
Dec 22
Meteors/Hour Here
~8
10 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
19:45 — 07:20
CET · radiant 54° north
Tonight's Weather in A Coruña
How to Watch from A Coruña
- 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 — Ursa Minor reaches 54° at 07:20 CET, its highest while the sky is still dark
◐ Total Solar Eclipse 2026 in A Coruña
A Coruña sits inside the path of totality, so the sky goes completely dark.
Eclipse times in A Coruña →