✦ Ursids from Bilbao
Ursids in Bilbao
71
days
:
10
hrs
:
31
min
:
26
sec
The Ursids meteor shower peaks from Bilbao 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 Bilbao the radiant in Ursa Minor climbs to 53° above the north horizon around 06:55. Local best viewing window: 19:25–06:55 CET on the peak night, about 11.5 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 10/hour headline figure works out to roughly 8 meteors an hour from Bilbao under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: thick cloud for much of the window.
2026 Conditions in Bilbao
Peak Night
Dec 22
Meteors/Hour Here
~8
10 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
19:25 — 06:55
CET · radiant 53° north
Tonight's Weather in Bilbao
How to Watch from Bilbao
- 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 53° at 06:55 CET, its highest while the sky is still dark
◐ Total Solar Eclipse 2026 in Bilbao
Bilbao sits inside the path of totality, so the sky goes completely dark.
Eclipse times in Bilbao →