Geminids 2028
The year's richest and most reliable shower: dense, bright, multicoloured meteors from an unusual asteroid parent.
Maximum: December 14, 2028 Active: Dec 4 – Dec 20
Viewing from New York
The Geminids reach maximum on December 14, 2028, with a peak rate of up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal dark skies (active Dec 4 – Dec 20). The Moon is out of the way for most of the peak night, leaving dark skies. A favourable year. Rates stay elevated for several nights either side of the maximum, so you do not need to catch the exact peak night.
Nominal ZHR
150/hr
Moon
4% Waning Crescent
Moon interference
Minimal (good)
Moon conditions computed for New York, 2028.
About the Geminids
Active
Dec 4 – Dec 20
Radiant (J2000)
7h 28m, +33°
Velocity
35 km/s
Nominal ZHR
150 / hour
Population index
r = 2.6
Parent body
Asteroid 3200 Phaethon
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.