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2026 SKY CONTEXT · UTC

Active meteor showers · 20 October 2026

5 named showers are active on this date. Radiants are positioned from the IMO 2026 calendar.

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ORI · RADIANT
Orionids RA 06h 16m · DEC +16.0 deg

A major fast shower with a broad maximum that can remain near peak strength across several nights.

Active
2 October 2026 - 7 November 2026
Maximum
21 October 2026
Visual ZHR
20
Speed
66 km/s
Radiant
RA 06h 16m · DEC +16.0 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 19:36, transit 02:54, set 10:13 UTC
Parent body
1P/Halley

A long, low-rate branch of the Taurid complex. Its slow meteors include a comparatively high proportion of bright fireballs.

Active
20 September 2026 - 20 November 2026
Maximum
5 November 2026
Visual ZHR
7
Speed
27 km/s
Radiant
RA 02h 40m · DEC +12.0 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 16:18, transit 23:15, set 06:13 UTC
Parent body
2P/Encke complex

The northern Taurid branch has a broad plateau rather than a sharp peak and is known for slow, bright meteors.

Active
20 October 2026 - 10 December 2026
Maximum
12 November 2026
Visual ZHR
5
Speed
29 km/s
Radiant
RA 02h 32m · DEC +18.0 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 15:37, transit 23:07, set 06:37 UTC
Parent body
2P/Encke complex

A weak but very fast shower overlapping the early Orionid activity.

Active
14 October 2026 - 27 October 2026
Maximum
18 October 2026
Visual ZHR
3
Speed
70 km/s
Radiant
RA 06h 56m · DEC +27.0 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 19:07, transit 03:34, set 12:02 UTC

A weak, fast northern shower active for little more than a week in late October.

Active
19 October 2026 - 27 October 2026
Maximum
24 October 2026
Visual ZHR
2
Speed
62 km/s
Radiant
RA 10h 32m · DEC +39.0 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 20:14, transit 07:10, set 18:05 UTC

Shower calendars and radiant positions provide astronomical context only. They do not identify the cause of an individual radio record. Visual ZHR is not a radio echo rate. Read the identification and limitations note .

Radiant positions are interpolated from the IMO 2026 Meteor Shower Calendar. The broad Antihelion Source, when shown, is a diffuse radiant region and not a true meteor shower.

Receiver activity, not visual ZHR. Rates use measured observing time.

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