Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight. Between 2am and 6:30am, you can expect between 15 and 18, shooting stars every hour.

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

The Lyrid Meteor Shower is one of most vibrant There are many spectacular things to see in the night skies.  You can see it from the Costa Del Sol. (Wednesday 22nd April)Peaks are expected between 2am and 6:30am on a Thursday morning.

Overnight there could be up to 18 shooting stars per hour. The moon is a 27% waxing Crescent, which means that the light will not interfere with the show.

The calima may cause visibility to be reduced tonight. The tail effects may be less dramatic, but you should still see the shooting star.

Lyrid meteor shower will bring out shooting stars this evening.

Lyrid Meteor Shower

The Lyrids meteor shower is the oldest known meteor shower visible today. Chinese astronomers described them as “stars falling like rain” in 687 BCE. This exact display has been seen by people for more than 2,700 years.

The meteors we  will see tonight are actually tiny grains of “space dust” Comet C/1861G1 Thatcher. This comet will take 415 year to orbit the Sun once.  Last seen by Earth was 1861. It won’t be seen again until the year 227. Every April, we still walk along its “trash-trail” even though the comet has long since disappeared.

The best places to view the stars You will be far from the built-up areas, where there is less lighting and fewer obstructions.  There is no danger in viewing the shooting stars.  Look towards the constellation Lyra and the bright Vega near the Lyra star.

Published: 22.04.2026

Written by Dave James

93.6 Global Radio is the official English language radio station for the Costa del Sol.

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