April Lyrids 2027

The peak falls on Friday 23 April 2027 at 01:49 UTC, with the Moon 95% lit — a bright sky — a near-full Moon will leave only the brightest meteors visible.

Peak instant
Moon at peak
95% lit, waning gibbous
Active
13 April 2027 – 30 April 2027
Zenithal hourly rate
18
Radiant declination
+33.4°
Rank for Moon in 2027
10 of 12

What 2027 actually offers

Of the twelve showers on this site, 9 peak under a darker Moon in 2027. The darkest peak of the year belongs to the eta-Aquariids, with the Moon 0% lit. Moonlight does not remove meteors, it removes the faint ones: with a population index of 2.1, every magnitude of extra sky brightness divides the count you see by 2.1.

The radiant passes overhead at 33.4°N and never rises at all south of 56.6°S. That geometry does not change from year to year, so if this shower does not work from your latitude, no amount of moonless sky will fix it — check the latitude table before making plans around the date.

What is not knowable this far out is cloud. Numerical forecasts are useful inside about three days and steadily less so beyond that, which is why the verdict for a specific night is computed on the night from your own coordinates rather than published in advance.

The Moon across the whole activity window

Moon illumination during the April Lyrids activity window in 2027 Percentage of the Moon's disc illuminated, sampled twice a day from 13 April 2027 to 30 April 2027. The dashed line marks the shower's peak on 23 April 2027, when the Moon is 95% lit. 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% peak 13 Apr 17 Apr 20 Apr 23 Apr 27 Apr 30 Apr Moon lit (%)
Illuminated fraction of the Moon through the 14 April – 30 April activity window. A dip well away from the peak is a night the shower is still active and the sky is still dark — often a better trade than the peak itself.

The week around the peak

Moon illumination on each date at 00:00 UTC. Rate falls away either side of the peak, so a much darker sky two nights out is only worth taking when the activity window is broad — this one runs 14 April – 30 April.

Date Weekday Moon lit Phase
20 April 2027 Tuesday 99% full Moon
21 April 2027 Wednesday 100% full Moon
22 April 2027 Thursday 99% full Moon
23 April 2027 peak Friday 95% waning gibbous
24 April 2027 Saturday 90% waning gibbous
25 April 2027 Sunday 84% waning gibbous
26 April 2027 Monday 76% waning gibbous

Get reminded before the 2027 peak

One email seven days before a peak so you can keep the night free, and one on the evening itself with the verdict for your location. If your sky is going to be hopeless that night, the second email tells you the next good night instead of pretending otherwise.

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