Sun, Dec 13
Geminids meteor shower 2026 from El Paso
Best 8:50 PM–5:50 AM (radiant up to 88°).
Up to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 21% lit on the peak night.
in 52 days 3 h
Times are local (MST).
Shooting stars streak across the sky: up to about 150 an hour from a dark place.
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.
Other cities
- Las Cruces, NMBest 8:52 PM–5:52 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- AlbuquerqueBest 8:51 PM–5:51 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- Rio Rancho, NMBest 8:51 PM–5:51 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- Odessa, TXBest 9:34 PM–6:34 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- Midland, TXBest 9:33 PM–6:33 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- TucsonBest 9:08 PM–6:08 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- LubbockBest 9:32 PM–6:32 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- GilbertBest 9:12 PM–6:12 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- ChandlerBest 9:12 PM–6:12 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- MesaBest 9:12 PM–6:12 AM (radiant up to 89°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).