Sun, Dec 13
Geminids meteor shower 2026 from Visalia, CA
Best 8:42 PM–5:42 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 (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
- FresnoBest 8:29 PM–5:59 AM (radiant up to 86°)
- BakersfieldBest 8:41 PM–5:41 AM (radiant up to 87°)
- Santa Maria, CABest 8:46 PM–5:46 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- Lancaster, CABest 8:37 PM–5:37 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- San Buenaventura (Ventura), CABest 8:42 PM–5:42 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- Santa Clarita, CABest 8:39 PM–5:39 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- Palmdale, CABest 8:37 PM–5:37 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- Modesto, CABest 8:34 PM–6:04 AM (radiant up to 85°)
- Oxnard, CABest 8:41 PM–5:41 AM (radiant up to 88°)
- Simi Valley, CABest 8:39 PM–5:39 AM (radiant up to 88°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).