The year 2019 hasn't been great for major meteor showers. January's Qua-I drantids peaked during a dark window, but August's Perseids shared the sky with a waxing gibbous Moon. December's Geminids, considered by some to be the premier shower of the year, will also suffer from moonlight. The shower's maximum is predicted to fall around midday on December 14th in the Americas, less than two days after full Moon. The ideal viewing windows occur in the early morning and late evening of the 14th, but the fat (though waning) Moon shines near the shower's radiant at both times.
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