Sky & atmosphere · New Zealand · autumn
Meteor Showers in Aoraki Mackenzie
Annual meteor streams scored from solar-longitude peak timing, lunar phase interference, nautical darkness, and cloud cover.
Readiness
High confidence0
Season opens in 161 days
Live summary
As of 9 Nov 2026, Meteor Showers readiness in Aoraki Mackenzie, New Zealand is 0 out of 100, phase dormant. The timing model places peak on 6 May 2027. Lunar illumination is 1% with a stream ZHR up to 50 meteors/hr under dark skies. Mean cloud cover over the next three days is 85%.
- Readiness
- 0 / 100
- Status
- Dormant
- Confidence
- High confidence
- Evidence type
- Forecast
- Model
- Solar longitude, lunar phase, darkness, and cloud
- Timing
- Season opens in 161 days
- Estimated peak window
- 3 May 2027 – 9 May 2027
- Climatological peak
- 6 May 2027
- Adjusted peak
- 6 May 2027
- Accumulated GDD
- n/a
- Planetary K-index
- n/a
- Lunar illumination
- 1%
- Peak ZHR
- 50 meteors/hr
- NDVI
- n/a
- Cloud cover, next 3 days
- 85%
- Coordinates
- 43.99° S, 170.46° E
- Updated
- 9 Nov 2026, 08:42 UTC
This score uses solar longitude, lunar phase, darkness, and cloud.
Live camera
Southern Alps dark-sky reserve conditions around Lake Tekapo and Mount John.
Fourteen-day outlook
Projected readiness for each day. Botanical and wildlife bars use forecast temperature. Meteor shower bars combine stream activity, lunar phase, and forecast cloud cover. Aurora bars use the NOAA 3-day Kp forecast when available and a quiet-oval baseline with forecast cloud cover for days 4–14.
Mon 9
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-09
100% cld
Tue 10
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-10
83% cld
Wed 11
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-11
73% cld
Thu 12
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-12
11% cld
Fri 13
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-13
41% cld
Sat 14
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-14
66% cld
Sun 15
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-15
57% cld
Mon 16
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-16
99% cld
Tue 17
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-17
69% cld
Wed 18
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-18
28% cld
Thu 19
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-19
76% cld
Fri 20
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-20
72% cld
Sat 21
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-21
76% cld
Sun 22
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-22
67% cld
Field notes & historical context
Southern-hemisphere dark-sky reserve ideally positioned for the May Eta Aquariids stream from Halley's Comet (ZHR ~50).
Meteor streams occur at fixed solar longitudes each year when Earth intersects cometary or asteroidal debris trails, but real viewing quality varies sharply with Moon illumination and local cloud cover.
43.99° S, 170.46° E · Pacific/Auckland
Sources & data freshness
Forecast · High confidence · Updated 9 Nov 2026, 08:42 UTC
- IAU Meteor Data Center / NASA Meteor Shower Reference
Solar-longitude peak dates and Zenithal Hourly Rate (ZHR) parameters
- USNO / Synodic Lunar Ephemeris
Moon illumination and dark-sky interference calculation
- Open-Meteo Weather Forecast
Local cloud cover and precipitation outlook
Safety & responsible visiting
Dark-sky reserves sit in remote desert or high-elevation terrain with sub-freezing nocturnal temperatures. Use red-light headlamps to preserve night vision and carry offline maps and warm layers.
Natural phenomena depend on live weather, local access rules, and habitat conditions. Verify local advisories before travelling.
Ground-truth provenance
Community reportField observations for Aoraki Mackenzie
Community observations supplement satellite and weather models with eye-level reports. Every submission is tagged as a Community report with provenance and moderation status—never blended silently into automated readiness scores.
No community field reports have been logged for Aoraki Mackenzie in this session yet.
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