Geminids meteor shower 2025: peak date and best time to watch
When
December 14, 2025
This has passed
Up to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 30% lit on the peak night.
Can I see it?
- New YorkBest 8:26 PM–5:56 AM (radiant up to 82°)
- Los AngelesBest 8:37 PM–5:37 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- ChicagoBest 8:20 PM–5:50 AM (radiant up to 81°)
- TorontoBest 8:32 PM–6:17 AM (radiant up to 79°)
- LondonBest 8:00 PM–6:30 AM (radiant up to 71°)
- ParisBest 9:05 PM–7:05 AM (radiant up to 74°)
- BerlinBest 8:06 PM–6:36 AM (radiant up to 70°)
- MumbaiBest 9:53 PM–6:08 AM (radiant up to 76°)
- SingaporeBest 11:04 PM–6:04 AM (radiant up to 58°)
- TokyoBest 8:26 PM–5:26 AM (radiant up to 87°)
- SeoulBest 9:02 PM–6:32 AM (radiant up to 85°)
- SydneyRadiant stays low: few meteors
How to watch
- Find a dark place away from city lights and give your eyes 20 minutes to adjust.
- Lie back and look at a wide part of the sky; you do not need to face the radiant.
- Rates are highest in the hours before dawn.
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).