Leonids Meteor Shower 2026
Tuesday 17 November 2026
29 days to go
28Days
06Hours
48Minutes
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About
The Leonids meteor shower peaks around this date with about 15/hr under dark skies.
Significance
Meteor showers happen when Earth passes through debris left by a comet or asteroid.
How to watch
- Watch after midnight from a dark site
- Let your eyes adjust for 20 minutes
- Lie back and look about halfway up the sky
- No telescope needed
Panchang on this day (New Delhi)
TithiShukla Ashtami
NakshatraDhanishta
YogaVriddhi
KaranaVishti
Sunrise6:45 AM
Sunset5:27 PM
Rahu Kaal2:46 PM - 4:06 PM
Abhijit11:44 AM - 12:27 PM