Leonid meteor shower 2026 in Campos dos Goytacazes: the sky above you

The real sky over Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil at 17 November 2026, 04:00 local time: 3,294 stars above the horizon, including Sirius, Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus. This is the peak night of the Leonids, the shower behind the great meteor storms of 1833 and 1966. Free to view, printable as an A3 star chart.

The Leonids radiant is 36° 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 first quarter, 48% 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: Sirius, Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Capella, Rigel, Procyon. 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.