Leonid meteor shower 2026 in New Orleans: the sky above you

The real sky over New Orleans, United States at 17 November 2026, 04:00 local time: 3,177 stars above the horizon, including Sirius, Canopus, Capella. 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 57° above the horizon over New Orleans at that moment — the poster marks it.

The Moon was below the horizon over New Orleans at that moment — a first quarter, 49% 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, Capella, Rigel, Procyon, Betelgeuse. Every star is a real one from the HYG catalogue, placed with the exact latitude (29.95°) and longitude (-90.08°) of New Orleans. North is up and east is on the left, as when you look up.

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Star chart of the sky over New Orleans at 17 November 2026, 04:00
New Orleans, 17 November 2026, 04:00 local time