Sun, Dec 13
Geminids meteor shower 2026 from Kent, WA
Best 8:23 PM–6:23 AM (radiant up to 76°).
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 (PST).
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
- Renton, WABest 8:23 PM–6:23 AM (radiant up to 76°)
- SeattleBest 8:24 PM–6:24 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- Tacoma, WABest 8:24 PM–6:24 AM (radiant up to 76°)
- Everett, WABest 8:23 PM–6:23 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- Gresham, ORBest 9:24 PM–7:24 AM (radiant up to 77°)
- Portland, OregonBest 8:25 PM–6:25 AM (radiant up to 77°)
- Hillsboro, ORBest 9:26 PM–7:26 AM (radiant up to 77°)
- VancouverBest 9:27 PM–7:27 AM (radiant up to 74°)
- Salem, ORBest 9:27 PM–7:27 AM (radiant up to 78°)
- Bend, ORBest 9:20 PM–7:05 AM (radiant up to 79°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).