Sun, Dec 13
Geminids meteor shower 2026 from Fairbanks
Best 8:05 PM–8:05 AM (radiant up to 58°).
Up to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 21% lit on the peak night.
in 52 days 4 h
Times are local (AKST).
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
- AnchorageBest 8:29 PM–7:59 AM (radiant up to 62°)
- VancouverBest 9:27 PM–7:27 AM (radiant up to 74°)
- Everett, WABest 8:23 PM–6:23 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- SeattleBest 8:24 PM–6:24 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- Tacoma, WABest 8:24 PM–6:24 AM (radiant up to 76°)
- Renton, WABest 8:23 PM–6:23 AM (radiant up to 76°)
- Kent, WABest 8:23 PM–6:23 AM (radiant up to 76°)
- Hillsboro, ORBest 9:26 PM–7:26 AM (radiant up to 77°)
- Portland, OregonBest 8:25 PM–6:25 AM (radiant up to 77°)
- Salem, ORBest 9:27 PM–7:27 AM (radiant up to 78°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).