FORTHCOMING EVENTS
We are back and very eager to start exploring the night skies. From December 2025 to May 2026, Dark Matters will host a series of weekend stargazing sessions, timed to coincide with some of the year’s best meteor activity – including the Geminids in December and several other major showers through early 2026. Read more
13ᵗʰ • 20ᵗʰ • 25ᵗʰ • 26ᵗʰ • 27ᵗʰ
Wrap up the year under the stars with the Dark Matters team, with viewing opportunities that coincide with the peak of the Geminid meteor shower.
Exclusive night-sky exploration sessions every Saturday morning/night.
Stunning meteor and deep-sky viewing opportunities throughout February.
Weekly night-sky programs as winter transitions into spring.
Prime springtime stargazing sessions.
Late-spring celestial highlights and observing nights.
Contact for Booking
Deepak: +91 90290 26622
Vaibhav: +91 90290 26633
WhatsApp: +91 80078 78780
Meteor Showers 2025–2026
A reference guide to the main meteor showers visible during the 2025–26 season. Peak dates and hourly rates apply under dark, moonless rural skies.
Full guides: PDF
| Shower | Best viewing | Point of origin | Date of maximum* | No. per hour** | Associated object |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quadrantid | Predawn | N | Jan. 3–4 | 25 | Asteroid 2003 EH1 |
| Lyrid | Predawn | S | Apr. 21–22 | 10 | Comet Thatcher |
| Eta Aquarid | Predawn | SE | May 4–5 | 10 | Comet Halley |
| Delta Aquarid | Predawn | S | July 29–30 | 10 | Comet Machholz |
| Perseid | Predawn | NE | Aug. 11–13 | 50 | Comet Swift–Tuttle |
| Draconid | Late evening | NW | Oct. 8–10 | 6 | Comet Giacobini–Zinner |
| Orionid | Predawn | S | Oct. 20–21 | 15 | Comet Halley |
| Northern Taurid | Late evening | S | Nov. 11–12 | 3 | Comet Encke |
| Leonid | Predawn | S | Nov. 16–18 | 10 | Comet Tempel–Tuttle |
| Andromedid | Late evening | S | Nov. 25–27 | 5 | Comet Biela |
| Geminid | All night | NE | Dec. 13–14 | 75 | Asteroid 3200 Phaethon |
| Ursid | Predawn | N | Dec. 21–22 | 5 | Comet Tuttle |
* Dates may vary by 1–2 days | ** Under moonless rural skies
Past Events
