Geminid meteor shower 2026 in San Miguel de Tucumán: the sky above you

The real sky over San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina at 14 December 2026, 02:00 local time: 3,333 stars above the horizon, including Sirius, Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus. This is the peak night of the Geminids, usually the strongest meteor shower of the year. Free to view, printable as an A3 star chart.

The Geminids radiant is 27° above the horizon over San Miguel de Tucumán at that moment — the poster marks it.

The Moon was below the horizon over San Miguel de Tucumán at that moment — a waxing crescent, 22% lit — so it leaves the sky to the stars, and the poster shows it the way the night really was.

Brightest named stars up at that moment: Sirius, Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Capella, Rigel, Procyon. Every star is a real one from the HYG catalogue, placed with the exact latitude (-26.82°) and longitude (-65.21°) of San Miguel de Tucumán. North is up and east is on the left, as when you look up.