✦ Ursids from Lisbon
Ursids in Lisbon
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The Ursids meteor shower peaks from Lisbon 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 Lisbon the radiant in Ursa Minor climbs to 49° above the north horizon around 06:15. Local best viewing window: 22:20–06:15 WET on the peak night, about 7.9 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 10/hour headline figure works out to roughly 8 meteors an hour from Lisbon under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: thick cloud for much of the window.
2026 Conditions in Lisbon
Peak Night
Dec 22
Meteors/Hour Here
~8
10 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
22:20 — 06:15
WET · radiant 49° north
Tonight's Weather in Lisbon
How to Watch from Lisbon
- 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 49° at 06:15 WET, its highest while the sky is still dark