December 13, 2022
The Geminid Meteor Shower peaks tonight into tomorrow morning. Unlike most meteor showers, the Geminids appear to be caused by an asteroid instead of a comet. The source for the Geminids is an object called 3200 Phaethon. The Geminid radiant will be above the horizon by 6 pm and overhead by 2 am. The Moon will rise around 9:40 pm and will exhibit last quarter phase. As such, the Moon will most likely cause a significant amount of interference when observing the shower.
Constellation Gemini the Twins rising in the east at 7:30 pm on December 13, 2022. The radiant for three active meteor showers are marked: the Geminids, the Monocerotids and the Chi Orionids. Image created using Stellarium.