eta-Aquariids
Active 19 April – 27 May
- ZHR 50
- Radiant dec −0.5°
- Speed 66.3 km/s
- Best from Both hemispheres
April 2026
One shower peaks this month, with 1 more still active. The best Moon belongs to the April Lyrids on 22 April 2026, 36% lit — a mostly dark sky — a crescent Moon that is up for part of the night at most.
Peaking in April
| Peak (UTC) | Shower | Weekday | Moon | ZHR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April Lyrids | Wednesday | 36% | 18 |
The Moon in April
Quarter phases in UTC. The days around new Moon are the dark window: if a shower is active across it, those nights often beat a moonlit peak.
- full Moon 2 April 2026 02:12 UTC
- last quarter 10 April 2026 04:52 UTC
- new Moon 17 April 2026 11:52 UTC
- first quarter 24 April 2026 02:32 UTC
Also active, peaking in another month
How to use this month
A peak is an instant, not a night. What matters for you is whether the radiant is high and the sky is dark during the hours you are actually outside, which depends on your latitude and your weather — neither of which a calendar can know. Use this page to pick candidate nights, then check the verdict for your own coordinates on the day.
Activity windows this month: April Lyrids (14 April – 30 April); eta-Aquariids (19 April – 27 May).