Sun, Dec 13
Geminids meteor shower 2026 from Nashville
Best 8:32 PM–5:32 AM (radiant up to 87°).
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 (CST).
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
- Murfreesboro, TNBest 8:30 PM–5:30 AM (radiant up to 87°)
- Clarksville, TNBest 8:34 PM–5:49 AM (radiant up to 86°)
- Huntsville, ALBest 8:31 PM–5:31 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- Chattanooga, TNBest 9:25 PM–6:25 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- Evansville, INBest 8:20 PM–5:50 AM (radiant up to 85°)
- LouisvilleBest 9:13 PM–6:43 AM (radiant up to 85°)
- Birmingham, AlabamaBest 8:32 PM–5:32 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- KnoxvilleBest 9:20 PM–6:20 AM (radiant up to 87°)
- Lexington, KentuckyBest 9:07 PM–6:37 AM (radiant up to 85°)
- Tuscaloosa, ALBest 8:35 PM–5:35 AM (radiant up to 89°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).