With this as a background we can offer a solution to the moon problem — call it "damage control" — for the 2024 Geminids. ... Geminid meteor shower peaks Dec. 13 alongside a bright moon.

Friday, December 13 The bright gibbous Moon passes 4° north of Uranus at 5 A.M. EST. At that time, the Moon sits in Aries the Ram, while Uranus is just over the border in far western Taurus the Bull.

Close by will be a bright Jupiter. Advertisement The December full moon also coincides with the peak of the Geminid meteor shower , which was expected to be most active on the night of Dec. 13.

A waning crescent moon will creep closer and closer to Spica until the star's light is extinguished in the blink of an eye on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 27.

Mars, Jupiter and Mercury will all appear low in the west after sunset. Look for bright Venus low in the eastern sky for ...