Mon, Dec 14
Geminids meteor shower 2026 from Johannesburg
Best 12:22 AM–3:52 AM (radiant up to 31°).
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+2).
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
- CairoBest 8:55 PM–5:40 AM (radiant up to 87°)
- DubaiBest 9:18 PM–5:48 AM (radiant up to 82°)
- MumbaiBest 9:53 PM–6:08 AM (radiant up to 76°)
- AthensBest 8:55 PM–6:25 AM (radiant up to 85°)
- IstanbulBest 9:34 PM–7:04 AM (radiant up to 82°)
- RomeBest 8:40 PM–6:10 AM (radiant up to 81°)
- Rio de JaneiroBest 11:37 PM–3:52 AM (radiant up to 34°)
- BarcelonaBest 9:21 PM–6:51 AM (radiant up to 82°)
- New DelhiBest 9:21 PM–6:06 AM (radiant up to 86°)
- MadridBest 9:44 PM–7:14 AM (radiant up to 83°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).