Meteor Showers

from Gary Kronk's Comets and Meteor Showers Home Page http://medicine.wustl.edu/~kronkg/calendar.html

January
Major Activity
Quadrantids (QUA) Maximum: Jan. 3 at 3 hours UT (1997)
Minor Activity
Zeta Aurigids Maximum: Dec. 31/Jan. 1
January Bootids Maximum: Jan. 17 at 16 hours UT (1997)
Delta Cancrids (DCA) Maximum: Jan. 13-17
Canes Venaticids Maximum: Jan. 24/25
Eta Carinids Maximum: Jan. 21/22
Eta Craterids Maximum: Jan. 16/17
January Draconids Maximum: Jan. 13-16
Rho Geminids Maximum: Jan. 8/9
Alpha Hydrids Maximum: Jan. 20/21
Alpha Leonids Maximum: Jan. 24-31
Gamma Velids Maximum: Jan. 5-8

February
Major Activity
NONE
Minor Activity
Aurigids Maximum: Feb. 5-10
Alpha Centaurids Maximum: Feb. 8/9
Beta Centaurids Maximum: Feb. 8/9
Delta Leonids Maximum: Feb. 22/23
Sigma Leonids Maximum: Feb. 25/26

March
Major Activity
NONE
Minor Activity
Eta Draconids Maximum: Mar. 29-31
Beta Leonids Maximum: Mar. 20/21
Rho Leonids Maximum: Mar. 1-4
Leonids-Ursids Maximum: Mar. 10/11
Delta Mensids Maximum: Mar. 18/19
Gamma Normids Maximum: Mar. 16/17
Eta Virginids Maximum: Mar. 18/19
Pi Virginids Maximum: Mar. 3-9
Theta Virginids Maximum: Mar. 20/21

April
Major Activity
Lyrids Maximum: Apr. 20/21
Minor Activity
Tau Draconids Maximum: Mar. 31-Apr. 2
Librids Maximum: Apr. 17/18
Delta Pavonids Maximum: Apr. 5/6
Pi Puppids Maximum: Apr. 23/24
April Ursids Maximum: Apr. 19/20
Alpha Virginids Maximum: Apr. 7-18
April Virginids Maximum: Apr. 7/8
Gamma Virginids Maximum: Apr. 14/15

May
Major Activity
Eta Aquarids Maximum: May 5/6
Minor Activity
Epsilon Aquilids Maximum: May 19/20
May Librids Maximum: May 6/7
Northern May Ophiuchids Maximum: May 18/19
Southern May Ophiuchids Maximum: May 13-18

June
Major Activity
NONE Minor Activity
June Aquilids Maximum: Jun. 16/17
June Bootids Maximum: Jun. 28/29
Corvids Maximum: Jun. 27/28
Tau Herculids Maximum: Jun. 9/10
June Lyrids Maximum: Jun. 15/16
Ophiuchids Maximum: Jun. 20/21
Theta Ophiuchids Maximum: Jun. 10/11
Sagittariids Maximum: Jun. 10/11
Phi Sagittariids Maximum: Jun. 18/19
Chi Scorpiids Maximum: May 28-Jun. 5
Omega Scorpiids Maximum: Jun. 3-6
June Scutids Maximum: Jun. 27/28

July
Major Activity
Southern Delta Aquarids Maximum: July 28 UT (1996)
Minor Activity
Alpha Lyrids Maximum: July 14 UT (1996)
July Phoenicids Maximum: Jul. 14/15
Alpha Pisces Australids Maximum: Jul. 30/31
Sigma Capricornids Maximum: Jul. 10-20
Tau Capricornids Maximum: Jul. 12/13
Omicron Draconids Maximum: Jul. 17/18

August
Major Activity
Perseids (PER) Maximum: Aug. 12 at 13 hours UT (1996)
Southern Iota Aquarids Maximum: Aug. 6/7
Northern Iota Aquarids Maximum: Aug. 25/26
Alpha Capricornids Maximum: Aug. 1/2
Minor Activity
Northern Delta Aquarids Maximum: Aug. 13/14
Kappa Cygnids Maximum: Aug. 18 (1996)
August Eridanids Maximum: Aug. 11/12
Upsilon Pegasids Maximum: Aug. 8/9
Alpha Ursa Majorids Maximum: Aug. 13/14

September
Major Activity
NONE Minor Activity
Gamma Aquarids Maximum: Sept. 7/8
"Aries-Triangulids" Maximum: Sept. 11/12 Needs Confirmation
Alpha Aurigids Maximum: Sept. 1/2
Eta Draconids Maximum: Sept. 12/13
Gamma Piscids Maximum: Sept. 23/24
Southern Piscids (SPI) Maximum: Sept. 11-20

October
Major Activity
Orionids (ORI) Maximum: Oct. 21/22
Minor Activity
Arietids (Autumn) Maximum: Oct. 8/9
Delta Aurigids Maximum: Oct. 6-15
Eta Cetids Maximum: Oct. 1-5
October Cetids Maximum: Oct. 5/6
October Cygnids Maximum: Oct. 4-9
Draconids (GIA) Maximum: Oct. 9/10
Epsilon Geminids (EGE) Maximum: Oct. 18/19
Northern Piscids Maximum: Oct. 12/13

November
Major Activity
Leonids (LEO) Maximum: Nov. 17/18
Minor Activity
Andromedids Maximum: Nov. 14/15
Alpha Monocerotids (AMO) Maximum: Nov. 21
Alpha Pegasids Maximum: Nov. 1-12
Northern Taurids (NTA) Maximum: Nov. 4-7
Southern Taurids (STA) Maximum: Oct. 30-Nov. 7

December
Major Activity
Geminids (GEM) Maximum: Dec. 14 at 10 hours UT (1995)
Minor Activity
Delta Arietids Maximum: Dec. 8/9
11 Canis Minorids Maximum: Dec. 10/11
Coma Berenicids (COM) Maximum: Dec. 20-29
Sigma Hydrids Maximum: Dec. 11/12
December Monocerotids Maximum: Dec. 11/12
Northern Chi Orionids Maximum: Dec. 10/11
Southern Chi Orionids Maximum: Dec. 10/11
Phoenicids Maximum: Dec. 5/6
Alpha Puppids Maximum: Dec. 2-5
Ursids (URS) Maximum: Dec.23 at 5 hours UT (1995)

Last Updated October 13, 1996
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