Major Meteor Showers in 2026
Geminids on the evening of December 13, 2025 DRAFT December 29, 2025 Jump to: (Showers in Bold in this table of contents are worth watching, showers in BOLD CAPS are the best of the year, and the other ones likely aren't worth watching in 2026 due to moonlight. I don't include radiant charts for showers that I advise you skip.) Quadrantids Lyrids Eta Aquariids Southern Delta Aquariids PERSEIDS Orionids Leonids GEMINIDS In 2025, many of the major showers were relatively free of moonlight interference. For me, the weather was a bit of a pain, and I ended up doing some observing outside of the peak mornings, leading to underwhelming rates. The Geminids were an exception, and I got to see an excellent display, although a cloud band did move through at an inopportune time. 2026 starts out with the Quadrantids being spoiled by the Moon. The Eta Aquariids and South Delta Aquariids are also "mooned" during their maxima, but the rest of the major showers have some observing...