Leonid meteor shower 2026 in San Miguel de Tucumán: the sky above you

The real sky over San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina at 17 November 2026, 04:00 local time: 3,326 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 17° above the horizon over San Miguel de Tucumán at that moment — the poster marks it.

The Moon was below the horizon over San Miguel de Tucumán 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 (-26.82°) and longitude (-65.21°) of San Miguel de Tucumán. North is up and east is on the left, as when you look up.