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)
TithiShukla Dwitiya
NakshatraSwati
YogaPriti
KaranaBalava
Sunrise6:25 AM
Sunset5:45 PM
Rahu Kaal9:15 AM - 10:40 AM
Abhijit11:42 AM - 12:28 PM