Sun, Dec 13
Geminids meteor shower 2026 from Osaka
Best 8:42 PM–5:42 AM (radiant up to 88°).
Up to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 21% lit on the peak night.
in 52 days 5 h
Times are local (GMT+9).
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
- NagoyaBest 8:37 PM–5:37 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- TokyoBest 8:26 PM–5:26 AM (radiant up to 87°)
- FukuokaBest 9:03 PM–6:03 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- VladivostokBest 9:42 PM–7:12 AM (radiant up to 80°)
- SapporoBest 8:04 PM–5:34 AM (radiant up to 80°)
- Okinawa (Naha)Best 9:29 PM–5:59 AM (radiant up to 83°)
- ShanghaiBest 8:39 PM–5:39 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- TaipeiBest 8:53 PM–5:23 AM (radiant up to 82°)
- BeijingBest 8:44 PM–6:14 AM (radiant up to 83°)
- GuamBest 9:51 PM–5:36 AM (radiant up to 70°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).