Astronomy
What are all the meteor showers of 2025? | Full list and best days to see them
Astronomy fans can expect to observe a series of meteor showers this year. Check out the full list of all those scheduled to make an appearance in 2025.

A meteor shower is an astronomical event that lights up the sky, creating a spectacle much-anticipated by astronomy lovers.
During this celestial phenomenon, numerous meteors, commonly referred to as “shooting stars,” appear to radiate from a specific point in the sky over a short period of time.
This year, there’ll be at least a dozen showers to look out for in the night sky.
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What is a meteor shower?
The development of a meteor shower occurs when rocks from space enter the Earth’s atmosphere.
Tiny particles from comets or, less frequently, asteroids, plummet at high speeds and burn up due to friction with the air. This causes the appearance of shooting stars, as explained by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
NASA also details that before these rocks enter the Earth, they first form part of a comet that is close to the Sun. When it breaks apart, it releases multiple particles containing dust and rocks, which travel through space and are identified as "comet debris“. When this approaches the Earth, the particles enter the atmosphere and become a meteor shower.
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Astronomy enthusiasts take note: All the meteor showers to see in 2025
- Quadrantid meteor shower- Originating near the constellation Ursa Major, more than 100 meteors can be seen per hour. They will be visible through Jan. 16, 2025.
- Lyrid meteor shower- This occurs during spring and is most luminous in the northern hemisphere. It can be seen from April 17 to 26, reaching its peak on the 22nd.
- Eta Aquariid meteor shower- This meteor shower comes from Halley’s comet. It happens twice a year with a time interval of six months, and along its path you can see up to 50 shooting stars per hour. In 2025 the shower will take place from April 20 to May 21, with the peak from May 3 to 4.
- Delta Aquariid meteor shower: It originates in the constellation of Aquarius and is located near the star Skat (Delta Aquarii). The shower will be visible from July 18 to Aug. 12, 2025, and will peak from July 29 to 30.
- Alpha Capricornid meteor shower: Originating from comet 169P/NEAT, this phenomenon occurs when the Earth passes through the remains of dust and rocks. The meteors will be visible from July 12 to Aug. 12, 2025, and will peak from July 29 to 30.
- Perseid meteor shower: Originating in the constellation of Perseus, the meteors are produced by fragments of comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle and can be seen from the northern hemisphere. They are also known as the “Tears of Saint Lawrence” because their peak usually coincides with the feast day of this saint (Aug. 10). They can be seen from July 17 to Aug. 23, and their peak will be between Aug. 12 and 13
- Orionid meteor shower: This meteor shower comes from comet 1P/Halley, which originates in the Orion Constellation. It is expected to run from Oct. 2 to Nov. 12, 2025, with its peak occurring from Oct. 22 to 23.
- Southern Taurid meteor shower: This meteor shower will produce up to five fireballs per hour, originating from the periodic comet 2P/Encke and originating in the constellation Taurus. It can be seen from Oct. 13 to Nov. 27, 2025, and will peak from Nov. 3 to 4.
- Northern Taurid meteor shower: Originating in the constellation Taurus, the meteor shower is formed by dust grains from asteroid 2004 TG10 that are scattered along the asteroid’s orbit. This year, the meteor shower will be visible from Oct. 13 to Dec. 1, and will peak between Oct. 8 and 9.
- Leonid meteor shower: This originates in the constellation Leo, generating between 10 and 15 meteors per hour. It starts from Nov. 3 to Dec. 2, and peaks from Nov 16 to 17.
- Germinid meteor shower: Originating in the constellation of Gemini, 120 meteors are produced per hour and come from the asteroid 3200 Phaethon. They begin from Dec. 1 to 21, 2025, and peak on Dec. 12 and 13.
- Ursid meteor shower: Originating in the constellation Ursa Minor, it produces between 5 and 10 meteors per hour and its fragments come from comet 8P/Tuttle. They begin from Dec. 16 to 26, 2025, and peak on the night of Dec. 21 to 22.
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