✦ Geminids from Oviedo
Geminids in Oviedo
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The Geminids meteor shower peaks from Oviedo 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 Oviedo the radiant in Gemini climbs to 79° above the south horizon around 03:25. Local best viewing window: 21:50–07:00 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 Oviedo under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: mostly clouded over — breaks will be brief.
2026 Conditions in Oviedo
Peak Night
Dec 13-14
Meteors/Hour Here
~118
120 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌒 Good
Best Viewing
21:50 — 07:00
CET · radiant 79° south
Tonight's Weather in Oviedo
How to Watch from Oviedo
- 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 03:25 CET, its highest while the sky is still dark
◐ Total Solar Eclipse 2026 in Oviedo
Oviedo sits inside the path of totality, so the sky goes completely dark.
Eclipse times in Oviedo →