Geminids 2027
The peak falls on Tuesday 14 December 2027 at 20:02 UTC, with the Moon 98% lit — a bright sky — a near-full Moon will leave only the brightest meteors visible.
- Peak instant
- Moon at peak
- 98% lit, full Moon
- Active
- 3 December 2027 – 20 December 2027
- Zenithal hourly rate
- 150
- Radiant declination
- +32.3°
- Rank for Moon in 2027
- 11 of 12
What 2027 actually offers
Of the twelve showers on this site, 10 peak under a darker Moon in 2027. The darkest peak of the year belongs to the eta-Aquariids, with the Moon 0% lit. Moonlight does not remove meteors, it removes the faint ones: with a population index of 2.6, every magnitude of extra sky brightness divides the count you see by 2.6.
The radiant passes overhead at 32.3°N and never rises at all south of 57.7°S. That geometry does not change from year to year, so if this shower does not work from your latitude, no amount of moonless sky will fix it — check the latitude table before making plans around the date.
What is not knowable this far out is cloud. Numerical forecasts are useful inside about three days and steadily less so beyond that, which is why the verdict for a specific night is computed on the night from your own coordinates rather than published in advance.
The Moon across the whole activity window
- first quarter 6 December 2027 05:22 UTC
- full Moon 13 December 2027 16:09 UTC
- last quarter 20 December 2027 09:11 UTC
The week around the peak
Moon illumination on each date at 00:00 UTC. Rate falls away either side of the peak, so a much darker sky two nights out is only worth taking when the activity window is broad — this one runs 4 December – 20 December.
| Date | Weekday | Moon lit | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 December 2027 | Saturday | 91% | waxing gibbous |
| 12 December 2027 | Sunday | 96% | full Moon |
| 13 December 2027 | Monday | 99% | full Moon |
| 14 December 2027 peak | Tuesday | 100% | full Moon |
| 15 December 2027 | Wednesday | 98% | full Moon |
| 16 December 2027 | Thursday | 93% | waning gibbous |
| 17 December 2027 | Friday | 85% | waning gibbous |
Get reminded before the 2027 peak
One email seven days before a peak so you can keep the night free, and one on the evening itself with the verdict for your location. If your sky is going to be hopeless that night, the second email tells you the next good night instead of pretending otherwise.