About
The Lyrids meteor shower peaks around this date with about 18/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)
TithiKrishna Panchami
NakshatraMula
YogaParigha
KaranaKaulava
Sunrise5:48 AM
Sunset6:50 PM
Rahu Kaal10:41 AM - 12:19 PM
Abhijit11:53 AM - 12:45 PM