Meteor Shower Calendar 2015

Observer: Beijing (39.90°, 116.41°)

2014 2015 2016
16
Total Showers
8
Major Showers (Class I)
Geminids
Best Visibility (98)

Annual Timeline

All Meteor Showers

Quadrantids

Class I
Peak: Jan 03
ZHR: 120
Speed: 40.4 km/s
Moon: 93.0%
Visibility
72
91.3/hr

Coma Berenicids

Class IV
Peak: Jan 03
ZHR: 3
Speed: 65.0 km/s
Moon: 92.1%
Visibility
51
2.2/hr

Lyrids

Class I
Peak: Apr 22
ZHR: 18
Speed: 49.0 km/s
Moon: 12.2%
Visibility
79
17.3/hr

eta Aquariids

Class I
Peak: May 06
ZHR: 50
Speed: 65.4 km/s
Moon: 94.6%
Visibility
46
29.0/hr

Southern delta Aquariids

Class I
Peak: Jul 29
ZHR: 25
Speed: 41.0 km/s
Moon: 94.8%
Visibility
30
10.5/hr

alpha Capricornids

Class II
Peak: Jul 29
ZHR: 5
Speed: 23.0 km/s
Moon: 94.8%
Visibility
27
2.2/hr

Perseids

Class I
Peak: Aug 11
ZHR: 100
Speed: 59.0 km/s
Moon: 13.2%
Visibility
96
91.9/hr

October Draconids

Class III
Peak: Oct 07
ZHR: 5
Speed: 20.0 km/s
Moon: 28.7%
Visibility
59
3.6/hr

Orionids

Class I
Peak: Oct 20
ZHR: 20
Speed: 66.0 km/s
Moon: 53.5%
Visibility
64
15.8/hr

Southern Taurids

Class II
Peak: Nov 02
ZHR: 5
Speed: 27.0 km/s
Moon: 67.4%
Visibility
54
3.6/hr

Northern Taurids

Class II
Peak: Nov 12
ZHR: 5
Speed: 29.0 km/s
Moon: 0.1%
Visibility
77
4.5/hr

Leonids

Class I
Peak: Nov 17
ZHR: 15
Speed: 70.0 km/s
Moon: 30.6%
Visibility
73
13.1/hr

sigma Hydrids

Class IV
Peak: Dec 08
ZHR: 3
Speed: 58.0 km/s
Moon: 8.9%
Visibility
64
2.4/hr

December Monocerotids

Class IV
Peak: Dec 12
ZHR: 3
Speed: 42.0 km/s
Moon: 1.2%
Visibility
71
2.5/hr

Geminids

Class I
Peak: Dec 13
ZHR: 150
Speed: 35.0 km/s
Moon: 5.3%
Visibility
98
148.7/hr

Ursids

Class II
Peak: Dec 21
ZHR: 10
Speed: 33.0 km/s
Moon: 80.1%
Visibility
46
6.5/hr