According to the best estimates, this year Earth is predicted to cut
through the densest part of the Perseid stream sometime around 2 a.m. ET
on Monday. That corresponds to 11 p.m. PT Sunday for those living in the
western United States or Canada. (8 p.m. EST)

The interval when the meteors will be falling at their highest rates
will likely last several hours or more on either side of these times.

As a result, it is the late-night hours Sunday, on through the first
light of dawn Monday, that holds the greatest promise of seeing a very fine
Perseid display.

The moon, whose bright light almost totally wrecked last year's shower,
will have zero impact this year. The moon will be new on Sunday, meaning that
there will be no interference from it at all.