Watch The December 2023 Geminid Meteor Shower Tonight
The Geminid Meteor Shower, which starts December 4 and runs through December 17, will peak on the nights of December 13 and 14, 2023.
Geminid Meteor Shower 2023 Time
The Geminids meteor shower begins around 9 p.m. every evening at the viewer’s respective local time from December 4 through December 17. The meteor shower will be the most intense and directly overhead during the hours of 1 to 3 a.m.
The Geminid meteor shower is considered the best meteor shower of the year because it is the most intense and consistent annual meteor shower that can be seen from almost any point on Earth.
The most amount of meteors will be visible during the Geminid meteor shower’s peak from midnight to 4 a.m. on December 14 when the radiant is highest in the sky.
Expect to see up to 120 meteors per hour between midnight and 4 a.m. on the morning of December 14, but only from a dark and cloudless sky.
Geminids can be seen on nights before and after the December 14 peak, although they will appear less frequently.
Geminid Meteor Shower 2023 Visibility Maps
According to the latest sky cover forecast from NOAA, every state in the continental U.S. will have at least one cloudless night to watch the Geminid Meteor Shower this week.
