✦ Geminids from London
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The Geminids meteor shower peaks from London 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 London the radiant in Gemini climbs to 71° above the south horizon around 02:00. Local best viewing window: 20:05–05:50 GMT on the peak night, about 9.8 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 120/hour headline figure works out to roughly 113 meteors an hour from London under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: complete cloud cover across the forecast window.
2026 Conditions in London
Peak Night
Dec 13-14
Meteors/Hour Here
~113
120 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌒 Good
Best Viewing
20:05 — 05:50
GMT · radiant 71° south
Tonight's Weather in London
How to Watch from London
- 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 71° at 02:00 GMT, its highest while the sky is still dark