Orionids 2027
The year's second helping of Halley debris: fast meteors with persistent trains, radiating near Orion.
Maximum: October 21, 2027 Active: Oct 2 – Nov 7
Viewing from New York
The Orionids reach maximum on October 21, 2027, with a peak rate of up to 20 meteors per hour under ideal dark skies (active Oct 2 – Nov 7). A 54%-lit Moon is up for part of the peak night and will wash out the faintest meteors, though the brighter ones still show. Rates stay elevated for several nights either side of the maximum, so you do not need to catch the exact peak night.
Nominal ZHR
20/hr
Moon
54% Last Quarter
Moon interference
Moderate (fair)
Moon conditions computed for New York, 2027.
About the Orionids
Active
Oct 2 – Nov 7
Radiant (J2000)
6h 20m, +16°
Velocity
66 km/s
Nominal ZHR
20 / hour
Population index
r = 2.5
Parent body
Comet 1P/Halley
The date of maximum is taken from the IMO Working List of Visual Meteor Showers; the radiant, velocity and parent body come from the IAU Meteor Data Center. Only the Moon phase and interference are computed for the year and location shown.