--- title: Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower: How to Watch description: The best time to watch is between moonset and sunrise early Wednesday morning canonical: https://time.com/3975099/watch-meteor-shower-delta-aquarid/ author: Tanya Basu article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-28T17:48:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:02:16.997Z article:section: Science og:title: How to Watch the Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower og:description: TIME will have a livestream og:url: https://time.com/3975099/watch-meteor-shower-delta-aquarid/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3aa5957e88366062/69885ccd0b72e355a36e5200/meteor-shower.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Meteor Stars Green Detail og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How to Watch the Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower twitter:description: TIME will have a livestream twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3aa5957e88366062/69885ccd0b72e355a36e5200/meteor-shower.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch the Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower Live > Sponsored content. 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While the Delta Aquarid meteor shower started on July 12 and is expected to continue until Aug. 23, the time between moonset and sunrise early Wednesday morning is slated to be the best time to see the shower’s shooting stars. Astronomers suggest gazing up at the sky a few hours before dawn—at about 2 a.m.—when meteor showers are easiest to see and most frequent, with [up to 15 or 20 meteors per hour](http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-delta-aquarid-meteor-shower). While a telescope or binoculars are unnecessary, city dwellers might find the showers hard to see; [NASA suggests](https://www.nasa.gov/jpl/asteroids/best-meteor-showers/#.Vbe3kVPF%5F38) getting as far away from “urban light pollution as possible and find a location with a clear, unclouded view of the night sky.” [Click here](http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/estimator.html) to see where NASA recommends you watch meteor showers in your area. 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