US EditionThe Perseids Are Peaking Now — Here’s How To Beat The Moonlight
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, AUG 09 – The Perseids peak night coincides with a bright waning gibbous moon expected to reduce visible meteors to less than half, though some bright fireballs will still be seen, NASA said.
- On August 12, 2025, the Perseids peak under a waning gibbous Moon, with Venus and Jupiter appearing just a degree apart before sunrise, NASA warns visibility will be reduced.
- Behind the annual show, Earth crosses the Swift-Tuttle comet's debris, which has a 16-mile-wide nucleus and orbits the Sun in over 130 years, active from July 17 to August 24, 2025.
- To optimize viewing, observers should allow their eyes 15–20 minutes to adapt to the dark, face north, and cast a loose gaze about 45° above the horizon.
- Despite reduced numbers, observers might still see bright Perseid fireballs burning through the moonlit sky, with only five to 10 meteors per hour expected this year.
- Meanwhile, the Virtual Telescope Project will livestream the Perseids on August 12, 2025, while NASA Meteor Watch and IMO will share real-time meteor data.
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