Eta Aquariid meteor shower 2027 in Campos dos Goytacazes: the sky above you

The real sky over Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil at 6 May 2027, 04:00 local time: 3,144 stars above the horizon, including Arcturus, Rigil Kentaurus, Vega. This is the peak night of the Eta Aquariids, Halley's Comet's spring shower and a southern-sky favourite. Free to view, printable as an A3 star chart.

The Eta Aquariids radiant is 37° above the horizon over Campos dos Goytacazes at that moment — the poster marks it.

The Moon was below the horizon over Campos dos Goytacazes at that moment — a new moon, 0% lit — so it leaves the sky to the stars, and the poster shows it the way the night really was.

Brightest named stars up at that moment: Arcturus, Rigil Kentaurus, Vega, Achernar, Hadar, Altair. Every star is a real one from the HYG catalogue, placed with the exact latitude (-21.75°) and longitude (-41.33°) of Campos dos Goytacazes. North is up and east is on the left, as when you look up.