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Leonid meteor shower is coming up.
Peak night; best before dawn
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Meteor shower · Worldwide
Orionid meteor shower is coming up.
Night of Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Watch party
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Peak night; best before dawn
About Orionid meteor shower
The Orionids are a meteor shower made of dust left by Halley’s Comet. At the peak you might see around 20 meteors an hour under a dark sky.
From Wikipedia: Orionids, CC BY-SA 4.0
In 2026 it falls on a Wednesday; we add later years once their dates are published. Also in October 2026: National Reptile Awareness Day (21 Oct), World Earthworm Day (21 Oct) and Navy Day (United Kingdom) (21 Oct). From this page you can add it to your calendar, get an email before it, share the countdown, or show it full screen.
How we work out the date
The peak comes around 21 October each year; the shower runs from early October to early November.
Good to know
Moonlight and city lights hide fainter meteors.
Dates
Night of Wednesday, 21 October 2026. We add later years once each date is confirmed.
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