Leonid Maximum
The annual Leonid meteor shower reaches its maximum in mid-November 2026, with the listed activity period running from November 15 to 19 and the exact maximum on November 17. This entry comes from a meteor-shower catalogue, not a planetary loop.
This astronomical event marks the period of greatest activity of the Leonid meteor shower, whose meteors form when particles left behind by a comet enter Earth's atmosphere. According to the provided data, the activity spans approximately five days, from November 15 to 19, 2026, with a peak on November 17. It is worth observing the sky then, preferably from a location away from bright lights; the number of visible meteors may depend on observing conditions and the brightness of the sky.