Tue, Dec 14
Geminids meteor shower 2027 from Sydney
Radiant stays low: few meteors.
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 (GMT+11).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Sydney: 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
- BrisbaneBest 12:17 AM–3:17 AM (radiant up to 30°)
- MelbourneRadiant stays low: few meteors
- AucklandRadiant stays low: few meteors
- PerthBest 2:16 AM–2:16 AM (radiant up to 25°)
- Bali (Denpasar)Best 10:49 PM–4:49 AM (radiant up to 48°)
- GuamBest 9:51 PM–5:36 AM (radiant up to 70°)
- CebuBest 9:29 PM–4:59 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- JakartaBest 10:22 PM–4:37 AM (radiant up to 51°)
- ManilaBest 9:26 PM–5:11 AM (radiant up to 72°)
- SingaporeBest 11:04 PM–6:04 AM (radiant up to 58°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).