About
The Orionids meteor shower peaks around this date with about 20/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 Trayodashi
NakshatraUttara Phalguni
YogaIndra
KaranaGara
Sunrise6:25 AM
Sunset5:46 PM
Rahu Kaal2:55 PM - 4:21 PM
Abhijit11:43 AM - 12:28 PM