Sky & atmosphere · Chile · autumn
Meteor Showers in Atacama Desert
Annual meteor streams scored from solar-longitude peak timing, lunar phase interference, nautical darkness, and cloud cover.
Readiness
High confidence0
Season opens in 25 days
Live summary
As of 9 Nov 2026, Meteor Showers readiness in Atacama Desert, Chile is 0 out of 100, phase dormant. The timing model places peak on 14 Dec 2026. Lunar illumination is 1% with a stream ZHR up to 120 meteors/hr under dark skies. Mean cloud cover over the next three days is 9%.
- Readiness
- 0 / 100
- Status
- Dormant
- Confidence
- High confidence
- Evidence type
- Forecast
- Model
- Solar longitude, lunar phase, darkness, and cloud
- Timing
- Season opens in 25 days
- Estimated peak window
- 11 Dec 2026 – 17 Dec 2026
- Climatological peak
- 14 Dec 2026
- Adjusted peak
- 14 Dec 2026
- Accumulated GDD
- n/a
- Planetary K-index
- n/a
- Lunar illumination
- 1%
- Peak ZHR
- 120 meteors/hr
- NDVI
- n/a
- Cloud cover, next 3 days
- 9%
- Coordinates
- 22.91° S, 68.20° W
- Updated
- 9 Nov 2026, 08:42 UTC
This score uses solar longitude, lunar phase, darkness, and cloud.
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
23% cld
Tue 10
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-10
4% cld
Wed 11
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-11
0% cld
Thu 12
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-12
8% cld
Fri 13
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-13
26% cld
Sat 14
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-14
15% cld
Sun 15
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-15
73% cld
Mon 16
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-16
60% cld
Tue 17
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-17
8% cld
Wed 18
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-18
7% cld
Thu 19
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-19
2% cld
Fri 20
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-20
23% cld
Sat 21
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-21
4% cld
Sun 22
0 out of 100 on 2026-11-22
0% cld
Field notes & historical context
High-altitude arid skies near San Pedro de Atacama offer exceptional transparency for the December Geminids (ZHR ~120).
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.
22.91° S, 68.20° W · America/Santiago
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 Atacama Desert
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 Atacama Desert in this session yet.
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