Outlook Archive
Meteor Activity Outlooks
961 weekly outlooks, newest first: the showers active each week, the rates to expect and the moon.
Meteor Activity Outlook for 16-22 July 2022
During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Wednesday July 20th. At that time the moon is located 90 degrees west of the sun and rises near midnight...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 9-15 July 2022
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Wednesday July 13th. At that time the moon is located opposite the sun and remains above the horizon all night long...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 2-8 July 2022
Meteor season finally gets going in July for the Northern Hemisphere. The first half of the month will be much like June with predominately slow rates...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 25 June-1 July 2022
During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Wednesday June 29th. At that time the moon is located near the sun and will be invisible at night...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 18-24 June 2022
During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Tuesday June 21st. At that time the moon is located 90 degrees west of the sun...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 11-17 June 2022
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Tuesday June 14th. At that time the moon is located opposite the sun and will remain in the sky al night long...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 4-10 June 2022
During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Tuesday June 7th. At that time the moon is located 90 degrees east of the sun...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 28 May-3 June 2022
As seen from the Northern Hemisphere, June is another slow month for meteor activity. There are no major showers active in June...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 21-27 May 2022
During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Sunday May 22nd. At that time the moon is located 90 degrees west of the sun...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 14-20 May 2022
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Monday May 16th. At that time the moon is located opposite the sun in the sky and lies above the horizon all night long...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 07-13 May 2022
During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Monday May 9th. At that time the moon is located 90 degrees east of the sun and will set around 03:00 local summer time...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 30 April-06 May 2022
May is the best spring month (in the northern hemisphere) to view meteor activity. The eta Aquariids are very active the first two weeks of the month...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 23-29 April 2022
During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday April 23rd. On that morning the half-illuminated moon will rise between 3:00 and 4:00 local time...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 16-22 April 2022
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Saturday April 16th. At that time the moon will lie above the horizon all night long, making meteor viewing difficult at best...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 9-15 April 2022
During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Saturday April 9th. The half-illuminated moon will interfere with evening and early morning meteor observations...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 2-8 April 2022
Meteor activity picks up a bit during April as the Lyrids become active during the month. They are active from the 15th through the 29th, with a pronounced maximum on the 22nd...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 25 March-1 April 2022
During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Friday April 1st. At that time the moon lies near the sun and is invisible at night...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 19-25 March 2022
During this period, the moon wanes from nearly full to nearly half-illuminated by the end of the week. This is the worse time of the month to try and observe meteor activity...
