✦ Geminids from A Coruña
Geminids in A Coruña
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The Geminids meteor shower peaks from A Coruña around Dec 13-14, with up to 120 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a thin crescent moon leaves mostly dark skies, and from A Coruña the radiant in Gemini climbs to 79° above the south horizon around 03:35. Local best viewing window: 22:00–07:10 CET on the peak night, about 9.2 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 120/hour headline figure works out to roughly 118 meteors an hour from A Coruña under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: total cover forecast, with no usable gaps.
2026 Conditions in A Coruña
Peak Night
Dec 13-14
Meteors/Hour Here
~118
120 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌒 Good
Best Viewing
22:00 — 07:10
CET · radiant 79° south
Tonight's Weather in A Coruña
How to Watch from A Coruña
- Find a dark spot away from city lights — parks, hilltops, or rooftops work well
- Lie on your back and look straight up — no telescope needed
- Give your eyes 20 minutes to adapt to the dark
- Face south — Gemini reaches 79° at 03:35 CET, its highest while the sky is still dark
◐ Total Solar Eclipse 2026 in A Coruña
A Coruña sits inside the path of totality, so the sky goes completely dark.
Eclipse times in A Coruña →