Eta Aquariids meteor shower 2027 in Helsinki
Peak night, up to 50 meteors an hour under a dark sky. The Moon is almost out of the way — a good year.
Local time in Helsinki
Night of 5 May to 6 May 2027
Dark sky that night
from 00:05 to 02:30
The Moon
0% lit — a dark sky — good for faint meteors
Chance of a clear sky
In May, Helsinki gets on average 13.9 clear nights out of 31 — about 45%. Clear night statistics for Helsinki
How to see it
Best time for meteors: after midnight until dawn, when the radiant is high. Look about halfway up the sky, away from city lights. Go somewhere dark in the hours before dawn, lie back and look at the whole sky, not at the radiant. Give your eyes 20 minutes to adapt and don’t look at your phone. It is better seen from the southern hemisphere and low latitudes. The Moon is almost out of the way — a good year.
Cloud forecast for this night in Helsinki