Mon, Dec 13
Geminids meteor shower 2027 from Sioux Falls, SD
Best 8:56 PM–6:26 AM (radiant up to 79°).
Up to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 99% lit on the peak night.
in 399 days 15 h
Times are local (CST).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Sioux Falls, SD: a very bright ISS pass, a Starlink train, a meteor shower peak, planets together, a supermoon or eclipse, the northern lights, or a bright comet. Only the city is stored, not your location.
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Plan your night
☁️ Clouds through the night
The hour-by-hour cloud forecast appears about five days before.
🌑 Find a dark sky
City light hides most of the show. Drive until the sky looks clearly darker (often 30–60 minutes out), away from streetlights, with an open view.
🛰️ Also crossing the sky that night
Bright ISS and Starlink passes during the best hours appear about five days before.
Shooting stars streak across the sky: up to about 150 an hour from a dark place, fewer this year in bright moonlight.
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
- OmahaBest 8:53 PM–6:23 AM (radiant up to 82°)
- LincolnBest 8:56 PM–6:26 AM (radiant up to 82°)
- Fargo, NDBest 8:42 PM–6:42 AM (radiant up to 76°)
- Des MoinesBest 8:44 PM–6:14 AM (radiant up to 81°)
- MinneapolisBest 8:28 PM–6:28 AM (radiant up to 78°)
- Saint PaulBest 8:27 PM–6:27 AM (radiant up to 78°)
- Rochester, MNBest 8:24 PM–6:09 AM (radiant up to 79°)
- Topeka, KSBest 8:52 PM–6:22 AM (radiant up to 84°)
- Kansas CityBest 8:48 PM–6:18 AM (radiant up to 84°)
- Olathe, KSBest 8:49 PM–6:19 AM (radiant up to 84°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).