☄️ Eta Aquariids · peak May 5 · ~50/hr · 🌕 moon 96%

Monday, April 19, 1920 – May 28, 1920 All day

Peak: May 5, 1920, around 04:00 UTC — up to about 50 meteors an hour under a dark sky. The Moon will be 96% lit: a bright Moon, which will wash out all but the brightest meteors. Meteors seem to come from Aquarius; the debris is from Halley's Comet. Debris from Halley's Comet, best from the Southern Hemisphere, before dawn. Peak times and rates: the International Meteor Organization's working list.