Top astronomy events for December 2025

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From the best meteor shower of the year, the Geminids, to the changing seasons on the solstice, here are the top astronomy events to mark down on your December 2025 calendar.

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00:00one more supermoon before the year ends the Geminid meteor shower and the shortest day of

00:09the year these are the astronomy events to look forward to in December the final supermoon of

00:142025 this is on December 4th into the 5th and it's called the cold moon because of the arrival

00:18of arctic air it's common in December in North America the moon will appear bigger and brighter

00:23plus it's the last supermoon until next December then the Geminid meteor shower steals the spotlight

00:29on December 13th to 14th from a dark spot you could see over a hundred meteors per hour the

00:35best viewing after 10 p.m. before the moon rises on December 21st the winter solstice arrives winter

00:42begins in the northern hemisphere while summer begins in the southern hemisphere it's also the

00:46shortest day and longest night of the year so at that point we've made it it only gets better from

00:52there to wrap up the month the ursid meteor shower is on December 21st into the 22nd it's smaller

00:58than the Geminids but still magical under those long winter nights so mark your calendar bundle up

01:03and check your AccuWeather app to find out cloud cover conditions and any weather that could get in

01:08the way of your stargazing

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