Sun, Dec 13
Geminids meteor shower 2026 from Hong Kong
Best 9:38 PM–5:53 AM (radiant up to 79°).
Up to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 21% lit on the peak night.
in 52 days 7 h
Times are local (GMT+8).
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
- TaipeiBest 8:53 PM–5:23 AM (radiant up to 82°)
- HanoiBest 9:11 PM–5:26 AM (radiant up to 78°)
- Da NangBest 9:17 PM–5:02 AM (radiant up to 73°)
- ManilaBest 9:26 PM–5:11 AM (radiant up to 72°)
- ShanghaiBest 8:39 PM–5:39 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- Ho Chi Minh CityBest 9:38 PM–5:08 AM (radiant up to 68°)
- Okinawa (Naha)Best 9:29 PM–5:59 AM (radiant up to 83°)
- CebuBest 9:29 PM–4:59 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- BangkokBest 9:47 PM–5:32 AM (radiant up to 71°)
- BeijingBest 8:44 PM–6:14 AM (radiant up to 83°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).