The Geminid meteor shower happens once a year. It is an annual, regularly returning meteor shower.
Event frequency
The Geminids are a yearly meteor shower that Earth encounters once per orbit as it passes through the debris stream of the asteroid 3200 Phaethon. This means observers can see the Geminids every December, with activity spread over several nights but with one main peak each year.
Typical timing each year
The shower is active for a period in late November or early December through mid-to-late December, depending on the year. The peak usually occurs in mid- December, around the nights of December 13–14, when the hourly meteor rates are highest.
