Leonid meteor shower 2026 in Helsinki: the sky above you
The real sky over Helsinki, Finland at 17 November 2026, 04:00 local time: 3,129 stars above the horizon, including Sirius, Arcturus, Vega. 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 42° above the horizon over Helsinki at that moment — the poster marks it.
The Moon was below the horizon over Helsinki at that moment — a first quarter, 46% 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, Arcturus, Vega, Capella, Rigel, Procyon. Every star is a real one from the HYG catalogue, placed with the exact latitude (60.17°) and longitude (24.94°) of Helsinki. North is up and east is on the left, as when you look up.
Printing it at home? There is a second paper: the same sky as ink on white. A full-bleed night A3 bands on a home printer and drinks a cartridge; the ink one does not. Same price, pick either on the next page.
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More skies over Helsinki
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- Geminid meteor shower in Helsinki
- December solstice in Helsinki
- Quadrantid meteor shower in Helsinki
- March equinox in Helsinki
- Lyrid meteor shower in Helsinki
- Eta Aquariid meteor shower in Helsinki
- Perseid meteor shower in Helsinki
- Annular solar eclipse of 6 February 2027 in Helsinki
- Total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027 in Helsinki
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