✦ Geminids from Paris
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The Geminids meteor shower peaks from Paris 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 Paris the radiant in Gemini climbs to 73° above the south horizon around 02:50. Local best viewing window: 21:05–06:40 CET on the peak night, about 9.6 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 120/hour headline figure works out to roughly 115 meteors an hour from Paris under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: mostly clouded over — breaks will be brief.
2026 Conditions in Paris
Peak Night
Dec 13-14
Meteors/Hour Here
~115
120 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌒 Good
Best Viewing
21:05 — 06:40
CET · radiant 73° south
Tonight's Weather in Paris
How to Watch from Paris
- 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 73° at 02:50 CET, its highest while the sky is still dark