{"id":38890,"date":"2013-12-21T19:24:50","date_gmt":"2013-12-22T00:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=38890"},"modified":"2013-12-21T19:24:50","modified_gmt":"2013-12-22T00:24:50","slug":"ursids-meteor-shower-peaks-tonight-december-21-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/ursids-meteor-shower-peaks-tonight-december-21-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Ursids Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight, December 21, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ursids meteor shower — one of the most reliable meteor showers of the year — will be peaking tonight, on December 21, 2013. The exact peak will be sometime in the early morning hours on December 22, but the best time to watch for most will be in the evening on December 21 before the Moon rises — which will occur around 8:30 pm (local time) for those in North America.<\/p>\n
So the further north that you’re located, the better that the show should be for you — as the sky will be darker for a longer period of time before the Moon rises. The peak rate is expected to be about 10 meteors an hour this year.<\/p>\n