| Name |
Dates |
Approximate Peak |
Appearance |
| Quadrantids |
Early January |
2-4 January |
Moderately bright, medium speed |
| Alpha Aurigids |
Early February |
6-9 February |
up to 10 per hour expected and no moon helps |
| Virginids and Alpha Virginds |
- |
10-13 April |
peak 12th |
| Lyrids |
Mid April to late April |
21-23 April |
Fast and bright with some trains |
| Alpha Scorpiids |
late April |
28th April |
sparse |
| Aquarids |
Mid April to late May |
4-6 May |
Fast and bright with many trains |
| Eta Aquarids |
5th May |
- |
peak - orbital association with Halley |
| Alpha Scorpiids |
- |
13th May |
second maximum |
| Ophiucids |
- |
10th and 20th June |
Double maximum |
| Aquarids (south) |
Mid July to mid-August |
26-28 July |
Medium speed but faint |
| Perseids |
Mid July to late August |
11-13 August |
Fast, bright, and colourful with many trains |
| Alpha Aurigids |
Late August to early September |
31 August to 2 September |
Fast and bright |
| Piscids |
- |
19th and 21st September |
Double maximum |
| Delta Aurigids |
Mid Sept to mid Oct |
27-30 September |
Fast but faint |
| Piscids |
- |
13th October |
Third maximum |
| Orionids |
Early October to early November |
20-22 October |
Fast and sometimes bright with some trains |
| Taurids |
- |
3rd and 13th Novemeber |
Double maximum |
| Leonids |
Mid November |
16-18 November |
Very fast and very bright with most leaving trains |
| Alpha Monocerotids |
Mid November to late November |
20-22 November |
Very fast with some quite bright |
| Geminids |
Mid December |
13-15 December |
Average speed but very colourful |
| Ursids |
Mid December to late December |
21-23 December |
Average speed and faint |