Sun, Dec 13
Geminids meteor shower 2026 from Santa Maria, CA
Best 8:46 PM–5:46 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 4 h
Times are local (PST).
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
- San Buenaventura (Ventura), CABest 8:42 PM–5:42 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- Oxnard, CABest 8:41 PM–5:41 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- BakersfieldBest 8:41 PM–5:41 AM (radiant up to 87°)
- Thousand Oaks, CABest 8:40 PM–5:40 AM (radiant up to 89°)
- Visalia, CABest 8:42 PM–5:42 AM (radiant up to 87°)
- Simi Valley, CABest 8:39 PM–5:39 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- FresnoBest 8:29 PM–5:59 AM (radiant up to 86°)
- Santa Clarita, CABest 8:39 PM–5:39 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- Salinas, CABest 8:36 PM–6:06 AM (radiant up to 86°)
- Burbank, CABest 8:38 PM–5:38 AM (radiant up to 89°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).