How Many Weeks Until Orionids 2027?
Orionids 2027 falls on Thursday, October 21, 2027.
Orionids 2027 falls on Thursday, October 21, 2027 â a Thursday. As of today that is 363 days, or 51 weeks and 6 days. The table below lists every "weeks to go" milestone between now and the date, so you can work backwards from the day itself instead of counting forward from today.
| Weeks to go | Starts on |
|---|---|
| 51 | Thu 29 Oct 2026 |
| 50 | Thu 05 Nov 2026 |
| 49 | Thu 12 Nov 2026 |
| 48 | Thu 19 Nov 2026 |
| 47 | Thu 26 Nov 2026 |
| 46 | Thu 03 Dec 2026 |
| 45 | Thu 10 Dec 2026 |
| 44 | Thu 17 Dec 2026 |
| 43 | Thu 24 Dec 2026 |
| 42 | Thu 31 Dec 2026 |
| 41 | Thu 07 Jan 2027 |
| 40 | Thu 14 Jan 2027 |
| âĻ | âĻ |
| 12 | Thu 29 Jul 2027 |
| 11 | Thu 05 Aug 2027 |
| 10 | Thu 12 Aug 2027 |
| 9 | Thu 19 Aug 2027 |
| 8 | Thu 26 Aug 2027 |
| 7 | Thu 02 Sep 2027 |
| 6 | Thu 09 Sep 2027 |
| 5 | Thu 16 Sep 2027 |
| 4 | Thu 23 Sep 2027 |
| 3 | Thu 30 Sep 2027 |
| 2 | Thu 07 Oct 2027 |
| 1 | Thu 14 Oct 2027 |
Why the week count moves the way it does
Weeks are the unit people actually plan in. Deadlines, notice periods and rotas run in weeks, which is why a week count tends to be more useful than a raw day count once you are more than a fortnight out. Note that the two figures answer slightly different questions: "how many weeks" is full weeks only, while "weeks and days" keeps the remainder.
About Orionids 2027
The Orionids meteor shower peaks on the night of October 21, 2027 (October 21/22). Halley's Comet's second annual gift: fast meteors radiating from Orion's club in the pre-dawn hours of late October.
Best practice for any meteor shower: dark sky, no telescope, eyes adjusted for 30 minutes, look halfway up toward the radiant's constellation. The counter above runs to the peak night; meteors are visible several nights either side.
Quick facts
| Peak night | October 21â22, 2027 |
|---|---|
| Best viewing | After midnight to pre-dawn |
| Equipment | None â naked eye only |