Major Meteor Showers and Eclipses in 2025
Next Meteor Shower
Lyrids
Active from April 17th, 2025 to April 26th, 2025
The Lyrids are a medium strength shower that usually produces good rates for three nights centered on the maximum. These meteors also usually lack persistent trains but can produce fireballs. These meteors are best seen from the northern hemisphere where the radiant is high in the sky at dawn. Activity from this shower can be seen from the southern hemisphere, but at a lower rate. Maximum is predicted to occur near 13UT on April 22nd. The waning crescent moon will slightly interfere with viewing these meteors in 2025.
The Lyrids will next peak on the nights of Apr 21-22, 2025. On this night, the moon will be 40% full.
Next Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse on March 13-14th. Regions seeing, at least, some parts of the eclipse: Europe, Much of Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica. Specifically, this eclipse begins on Mar 13th at 11:57:28 pm with the full eclipse at 2:58:43 am and fully ending at 6:00:09 am on March 14th.