When Is Leonids 2026?

Leonids 2026 falls on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 — a Tuesday. That is 25 days from today. The date is confirmed, so the only thing that moves is the countdown itself.

Why the day of the week moves

A date advances by one weekday each year, because 365 days is 52 weeks plus one day. In a leap year it advances by two, which is why the weekday occasionally jumps. Over the six years in the table above you can watch both patterns: the single-step years and the leap-year double step.

This matters more than it sounds if you are planning around a weekend. An event that lands on a Saturday this year may fall midweek in two years' time, which changes everything from travel to time off.

About Leonids 2026

The Leonids meteor shower peaks on the night of November 17, 2026 (November 17/18). The legendary storm shower: usually 10–15 meteors per hour, but every ~33 years it erupts into thousands per hour (last storm: 2001). Radiates from the Lion.

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.

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