Geminids meteor shower 2026 in Saint Petersburg

Peak night, up to 150 meteors an hour under a dark sky. The Moon is almost out of the way — a good year.

Local time in Saint Petersburg

Night of 13 December to 14 December 2026

Dark sky that night

from 17:50 to 08:00

The Moon

21% lit — a dark sky — good for faint meteors

Chance of a clear sky

In December, Saint Petersburg gets on average 3.2 clear nights out of 31 — about 10%. Clear night statistics for Saint Petersburg

How to see it

Best time for meteors: after midnight until dawn, when the radiant is high. Look about halfway up the sky, away from city lights. Go somewhere dark any time of the night (best around 2 am), lie back and look at the whole sky, not at the radiant. Give your eyes 20 minutes to adapt and don’t look at your phone. The Moon is almost out of the way — a good year.

Cloud forecast for this night in Saint Petersburg

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