Sun, Dec 13
Geminids meteor shower 2026 from Murrieta, CA
Best 8:33 PM–5:33 AM (radiant up to 89°).
Up to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 21% lit on the peak night.
in 52 days 9 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
- Temecula, CABest 8:33 PM–5:33 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- Menifee, CABest 8:33 PM–5:33 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- Moreno Valley, CABest 8:33 PM–5:33 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- Oceanside, CABest 8:34 PM–5:34 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- RiversideBest 8:34 PM–5:34 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- Carlsbad, CABest 8:34 PM–5:34 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- Escondido, CABest 8:33 PM–5:33 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- Corona, CABest 8:35 PM–5:35 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- San Bernardino, CABest 8:34 PM–5:34 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- Rialto, CABest 8:34 PM–5:34 AM (radiant up to 89°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).