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2026 SKY CONTEXT · UTC

Active meteor showers · 6 December 2026

8 named showers are active on this date. Radiants are positioned from the IMO 2026 calendar.

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Geminids RA 06h 56m · DEC +33.0 deg

The strongest and most reliable major shower of 2026, with a broad maximum and many bright meteors and fireballs.

Active
4 December 2026 - 20 December 2026
Maximum
14 December 2026, 14:00 UTC
Visual ZHR
150
Speed
35 km/s
Radiant
RA 06h 56m · DEC +33.0 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 15:09, transit 00:30, set 09:50 UTC
Parent body
(3200) Phaethon

A southern shower complex. The listed date is a radiant reference date rather than a well-defined maximum.

Active
1 December 2026 - 15 December 2026
Maximum
7 December 2026 radiant reference date
Visual ZHR
10
Speed
44 km/s
Radiant
RA 08h 10m · DEC -45.0 deg
From SO8OO
Below the local horizon

A fast minor shower that can still produce bright meteors. Its radiant overlaps a crowded December sky.

Active
3 December 2026 - 20 December 2026
Maximum
9 December 2026
Visual ZHR
7
Speed
58 km/s
Radiant
RA 08h 11m · DEC +2.8 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 19:32, transit 01:45, set 07:57 UTC

The northern Taurid branch has a broad plateau rather than a sharp peak and is known for slow, bright meteors.

Active
20 October 2026 - 10 December 2026
Maximum
12 November 2026
Visual ZHR
5
Speed
29 km/s
Radiant
RA 05h 44m · DEC +23.0 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 15:14, transit 23:14, set 07:14 UTC
Parent body
2P/Encke complex

A weak, fast northern source with a long activity interval and only a modest rate variation near its reference maximum.

Active
4 December 2026 - 30 January 2027
Maximum
23 December 2026
Visual ZHR
3
Speed
65 km/s
Radiant
RA 09h 55m · DEC +34.8 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 17:47, transit 03:28, set 13:10 UTC

A weak December shower whose radiant lies near other active sources, making optical separation difficult.

Active
1 December 2026 - 19 December 2026
Maximum
9 December 2026
Visual ZHR
3
Speed
41 km/s
Radiant
RA 06h 34m · DEC +8.8 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 17:27, transit 00:08, set 06:49 UTC

A weak medium-fast shower with activity extending from mid-November into early December.

Active
13 November 2026 - 6 December 2026
Maximum
28 November 2026
Visual ZHR
3
Speed
44 km/s
Radiant
RA 06h 08m · DEC +16.0 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 16:19, transit 23:38, set 06:56 UTC

A very slow and weak source included for continuity around historical activity dates. IMO reports no enhanced return prediction for 2026.

Active
12 November 2026 - 6 December 2026
Maximum
No enhanced activity predicted for 2026
Visual ZHR
Not forecast
Speed
18 km/s
Radiant
RA 01h 20m · DEC +55.0 deg
From SO8OO
Circumpolar; altitude 15-85 deg
Parent body
3D/Biela

Shower calendars and radiant positions provide astronomical context only. They do not identify the cause of an individual radio record. Visual ZHR is not a radio echo rate. Read the identification and limitations note .

Radiant positions are interpolated from the IMO 2026 Meteor Shower Calendar. The broad Antihelion Source, when shown, is a diffuse radiant region and not a true meteor shower.

Receiver activity, not visual ZHR. Rates use measured observing time.

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