Meteor Showers 2012

 

Major activity

Shower

Activity

Maximum activity

Zenith Hourly Rate

Moon Percentage

Quadrantids

27th December - 13th January 4th January 120 75

April Lyrids

16th April - 25th April 22nd April 18 0

Eta Aquarids

18th April - 27th May 5th May 60 98

Perseids

16th July -25th August 12th August 100 30

Draconids

7th October - 11th October 8th October 20 53

Orionids

1st October - 10th November 21st October 23 37

Leonids

8th November - 27th November 17th November Variable (15) 14

Geminids

30th November - 18th December 13th December 120 0

Ursids

17th December - 25th December 22nd December 10 67

 

Minor Activity

Shower

Activity

Maximum Activity

Zenith Hourly Rate

Moon Percentage

Eta-Lyrids

3 May - 17th May 8th May 3 95

Piscis Austrinids

15th July - 9th August 27th July 5 57

South Delta-Aquarids

12th July - 18th August 28th July 20 68

Alpha Capricornids

2nd July - 15th August 30th July 4 87

Kappa Cygnids

3rd August - 26th August 17th August 3 1

Alpha Aurigids

24th August - 7th September 31st August 7 99

September Perseids

4th September - 17th September 9th September 5 46

Kappa-Aquarids

7th September - 1st October 21st September 3 30

Leo Minorids

19th October - 26th October 23rd October 2 59

Southern Taurids

25th September - 27th November 5th November 5 70

Northern Taurids

24th September - 26th November 10th November 5 21

Alpha-Monocerotids

15th November - 24th November 21st November 4 54

Monocerotids

18th November - 17th December 7th December 2 46

Sigma-Hydrids

29th November - 21st December 10th December 3 16

Coma Berenicids

4th December - 1st February 19th December 4 38