Geminids 2027
The year's richest and most reliable shower: dense, bright, multicoloured meteors from an unusual asteroid parent.
The Geminids reach maximum on December 14, 2027, with a peak rate of up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal dark skies (active Dec 4 – Dec 20). A bright 96%-lit Waning Gibbous is up through much of the peak night and will drown out all but the brightest meteors. A poor year. Rates stay elevated for several nights either side of the maximum, so you do not need to catch the exact peak night.
About the Geminids
The date of maximum is taken from the IMO Working List of Visual Meteor Showers; the radiant, velocity and parent body come from the IAU Meteor Data Center. Only the Moon phase and interference are computed for the year and location shown.