# Leonids Meteor Shower Peak 2026

The Leonids typically produce around 10-15 meteors per hour, with a waxing crescent-to-first-quarter Moon that sets before midnight, leaving the darkest, best-viewing hours moon-free.

**Date:** 2026-11-17
**Type:** meteor-shower
**Visibility:** Visible throughout the US and Canada, best in the hours after midnight.
The Leonids typically produce around 10-15 meteors per hour, with a waxing crescent-to-first-quarter Moon that sets before midnight, leaving the darkest, best-viewing hours moon-free.

**Best viewing tip:** Wait until the Moon sets in the evening, then watch toward the constellation Leo after midnight.

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