Perseid Meteor Shower 2024 Where To See Tonight. The best time to see the perseids is between 12:00 midnight and 5:30am. We get these showers as earth plows through material left over from comets or asteroids that orbit the sun.

We get these showers as earth plows through material left over from comets or asteroids that orbit the sun. The perseids, considered among astronomers to be the best meteor shower of the year, reached peak activity sunday night.