About
The Leonids meteor shower peaks around this date with about 15/hr under dark skies.
Significance
Meteor showers happen when Earth passes through debris left by a comet or asteroid.
How to watch
- Watch after midnight from a dark site
- Let your eyes adjust for 20 minutes
- Lie back and look about halfway up the sky
- No telescope needed
Panchang on this day (New Delhi)
TithiShukla Shashthi
NakshatraUttara Ashadha
YogaGanda
KaranaKaulava
Sunrise6:45 AM
Sunset5:27 PM
Rahu Kaal2:46 PM - 4:07 PM
Abhijit11:44 AM - 12:27 PM