Sun, Dec 13
Geminids meteor shower 2026 from Providence
Best 8:15 PM–5:45 AM (radiant up to 81°).
Up to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 21% lit on the peak night.
in 52 days 3 h
Times are local (EST).
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
- Brockton, MABest 8:14 PM–5:44 AM (radiant up to 81°)
- New Bedford, MABest 8:13 PM–5:43 AM (radiant up to 81°)
- Worcester, MABest 8:17 PM–5:47 AM (radiant up to 81°)
- BostonBest 8:14 PM–5:44 AM (radiant up to 81°)
- Lynn, MABest 8:13 PM–5:43 AM (radiant up to 80°)
- Lowell, MABest 8:15 PM–5:45 AM (radiant up to 80°)
- Manchester, NHBest 8:15 PM–5:45 AM (radiant up to 80°)
- Springfield, MABest 8:20 PM–5:50 AM (radiant up to 81°)
- HartfordBest 8:20 PM–5:50 AM (radiant up to 81°)
- New Haven, CTBest 8:21 PM–5:51 AM (radiant up to 82°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).