When do meteor showers occur?

Date

Name

Rate

Radiant

Jan 4

Quadrantids

up to 60 per hour

Bootes

Jan 16

Delta Cancrids

4 per hour

Cancer

Jan 18

Coma Berenicids

1 to 2 per hour

Coma Berenices

Feb 26

Delta Leonids

5 per hour

Leo

Mar 16

Corona-Australids

16 per hour

Corona Australis

Mar 22

Camelopardalids

1 per hour

Camelopardalis

Mar 22

Geminids

40 per hour

Gemini

Apr 4

Kappa Serpentids

4 per hour

Corona Borealis

Apr 7

Delta Draconids

5 per hour

Cepheus

Apr 10

Virginids

20 per hour

Virgo

Apr 15

April Fireballs

variable

Aquarius

Apr 17

Sigma Leonids

2 per hour

Leo

Apr 22

Lyrids

15 per hour

Lyra

Apr 25

Mu Virginids

10 per hour

Libra

Apr 28

Alpha Bootids

variable

Bootes

May 1

Phi Bootids

6 per hour

Hercules

May 3

Alpha Scorpids

variable

Scorpius

May 4

Eta Aquarids

20 per hour

Aquarius

Jun 3

Tau Herculids

15 per hour

Corona Borealis

Jun 5

Scorpids

20 per hour

Ophiuchus

Jun 7

Arietids

30 per hour

Aries

Jun 13

Ophiuchids

3 per hour

Scorpius

Jun 16

June Lyrids

15 per hour

Lyra

Jun 20

Ophiuchids

10 per hour

Sagittarius

Jun 30

June Draconids

10 to 100 per hour

Ursa Major

Jul 28

Delta Aquarids

25 per hour

Capricornus

Jul 30

Capricornids

up to 35 per hour

Aquarius

Aug 10

Perseids

50 to 100 per hour

Perseus

Aug 20

Kappa Cygnids

12 per hour

Cygnus

Aug 31

Andromedids

20 per hour

Cassiopeia

Sep 23

Alpha Aurigids

12 per hour

Auriga

Oct 7

Piscids

15 per hour

Aries

Oct 9

Draconids

up to 200 per hour

Hercules

Oct 20

Orionids

30 per hour

Taurus

Nov 5

Taurids

10 per hour

Taurus

Nov 12

Pegasids

10 per hour

Pegasus

Nov 17

Leonids

20 or more per hour

Leo

Dec 10

Monocerids

12 per hour

Gemini

Dec 11

Sigma Hydrids

12 per hour

Hydrus

Dec 14

Leo Minorids

10 per hour

Leo Minor

Dec 20

Delta Arietids

12 per hour

Aries

Dec 22

Ursids

20 per hour

Ursa Minor