✦ Ursids from Vienna
Ursids in Vienna
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The Ursids meteor shower peaks from Vienna 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 Vienna the radiant in Ursa Minor climbs to 59° above the north horizon around 05:45. Local best viewing window: 18:00–05:45 CET on the peak night, about 11.8 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 10/hour headline figure works out to roughly 9 meteors an hour from Vienna under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: mixed cloud, so clear spells come and go.
2026 Conditions in Vienna
Peak Night
Dec 22
Meteors/Hour Here
~9
10 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
18:00 — 05:45
CET · radiant 59° north
Tonight's Weather in Vienna
How to Watch from Vienna
- 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 59° at 05:45 CET, its highest while the sky is still dark