Sun, Dec 13
Geminids meteor shower 2026 from Rochester, New York
Best 8:40 PM–6:10 AM (radiant up to 80°).
Up to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 21% lit on the peak night.
in 52 days 6 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
- BuffaloBest 8:45 PM–6:15 AM (radiant up to 80°)
- Syracuse, NYBest 8:34 PM–6:04 AM (radiant up to 80°)
- TorontoBest 8:32 PM–6:17 AM (radiant up to 79°)
- Allentown, PABest 8:31 PM–6:01 AM (radiant up to 82°)
- PittsburghBest 8:49 PM–6:19 AM (radiant up to 83°)
- Albany, NYBest 8:25 PM–5:55 AM (radiant up to 80°)
- BaltimoreBest 8:36 PM–6:06 AM (radiant up to 84°)
- PhiladelphiaBest 8:30 PM–6:00 AM (radiant up to 83°)
- Paterson, NJBest 8:26 PM–5:56 AM (radiant up to 82°)
- NewarkBest 8:26 PM–5:56 AM (radiant up to 82°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).