Predicted peak
- Input
- Geminídeas 2026, longitude solar 262,2
- Expected output
- 14/12/2026 13:49 UT
The IMO publishes 14h UT; the difference is 11 minutes.
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geminids 2026 peak
The Geminids are the strongest shower of the year and in 2026 they arrive with a 25% waxing crescent Moon that sets early. The predicted peak is 13:49 UT on December 14, in daylight across the Americas, so the night that counts is December 13 to 14 or the next one.
The IMO publishes 14h UT; the difference is 11 minutes.
In 2027 the peak has the Moon at 98%.
Best window 22:21 to 03:51 on the first night.
Closer to the equator, the radiant climbs higher.
Long winter nights and a radiant at 84° and 71°.
The top of the tool always shows the next one. In the 2026 calendar, after November 2 come the Southern Taurids (November 5) and Northern Taurids (November 12), the Leonids (November 17 at 23:52 UT, with the Moon at 55%), the Geminids (December 14 at 13:49 UT), the Ursids (December 22 at 22:17 UT) and, in 2027, the Quadrantids (January 4 at 03:34 UT).
The predicted peak is December 14, 2026 at 13:49 UT. Because it falls in daylight in the Americas, watch on the night of December 13 to 14 or December 14 to 15, which give similar hours.
The IMO 2026 ZHR is 150, a ceiling for a perfect sky and the radiant overhead. Under a good sky with the radiant high, expecting dozens per hour at the best stretch of the night is realistic; in a big city, far fewer.
Yes, though the radiant rises later and sits lower. In São Paulo it reaches more than 33 degrees, in Recife about 49, in Sydney 23. A usable window exists in all three cities.
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