Named meteor showers recur at approximately the same dates each year. They appear to radiate from a certain point in the sky, known as the radiant, and vary in the speed, frequency and brightness of the meteors. As of March 2026, there are 113 established meteor showers.
Table of meteor showers Dates are given for 2026. The dates will vary from year to year due to the leap year cycle. This list includes showers with radiants in both the northern and southern hemispheres. There is some overlap, but generally showers whose radiants have positive declinations are best seen from the northern hemisphere, and those with negative declinations are best observed from the southern hemisphere.
Table of provisionally named meteor showers This is a list of provisional names proposed by authors for showers that have only received a designation by the IAU Meteor Data Center.
See also Lists of astronomical objects
Sources This list of meteor streams and peak activity times is based on data from the International Meteor Organization while most of the parent body associations are from Gary W. Kronk book, Meteor Showers: A Descriptive Catalog, Enslow Publishers, New Jersey, ISBN 0-89490-071-4, and from Peter Jenniskens's book, "Altas of Earth's Meteor Showers", Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, ISBN 978-0-443-23577-1.
References
Further reading Gary W. Kronk (2014). Meteor showers: an annotated catalog. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (2nd ed.). Springer. Bibcode:2014mesh.book.....K. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-7897-3. ISBN 978-1461478966. "2021 Meteor Shower Calendar" (PDF). International Meteor Organization. "2020 Meteor Shower Calendar" (PDF). International Meteor Organization. "2019 Meteor Shower Calendar" (PDF). International Meteor Organization.