Sun, Dec 13
Geminids meteor shower 2026 from New Orleans
Best 8:45 PM–5:45 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 7 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
- Baton Rouge, LABest 8:49 PM–5:49 AM (radiant up to 87°)
- Lafayette, LABest 8:53 PM–5:53 AM (radiant up to 87°)
- Mobile, ALBest 8:37 PM–5:37 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- Jackson, MSBest 8:45 PM–5:45 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- Beaumont, TXBest 9:01 PM–6:01 AM (radiant up to 87°)
- Tuscaloosa, ALBest 8:35 PM–5:35 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- Shreveport, LABest 9:00 PM–6:00 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- Montgomery, ALBest 8:30 PM–5:30 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- Birmingham, AlabamaBest 8:32 PM–5:32 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- League City, TXBest 9:20 PM–6:05 AM (radiant up to 86°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).