Geminids in Buenos Aires

The Geminids meteor shower peaks from Buenos Aires 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 Buenos Aires the radiant in Gemini climbs to 23° above the north horizon around 02:55. Local best viewing window: 00:30–03:45 UTC-03 on the peak night, about 3.2 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 120/hour headline figure works out to roughly 47 meteors an hour from Buenos Aires under a genuinely dark sky. The radiant stays low from Buenos Aires, so expect fewer meteors but longer, shallower trails near the horizon. Tonight: complete cloud cover across the forecast window.