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2026 SKY CONTEXT · UTC

Active meteor showers · 14 December 2026

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

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GEM · RADIANT
Geminids RA 07h 28m · 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 07h 28m · DEC +33.0 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 15:09, transit 00:30, set 09:51 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 30m · 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 37m · DEC +1.2 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 19:34, transit 01:39, set 07:43 UTC

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 10h 24m · DEC +32.4 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 18:11, transit 03:26, set 12:40 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 57m · DEC +7.2 deg
From SO8OO
Rise 17:22, transit 23:55, set 06:28 UTC

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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