The year is drawing to a close, but the astronomical calendar still has some unmissable and outstanding phenomena in store for these final days of 2025. In the coming days, we'll reach the peak of one of the most important and spectacular meteor showers of the year: the Geminids. It might even be better than the most famous meteor shower of the year, the Perseids in August. In this case, we should dress warmly, as the nights are long and cold at this time of year. Below you will find the information you need to fully enjoy this phenomenon.

The shorter nights accompany the arrival of the summer constellations, and the visibility of the planets is spread out throughout the night. During this month, Mercury will be too close to the Sun to be easily observed. Venus will be visible in the early morning, although its apparent proximity to our star makes its observation difficult. Mars will continue to be visible during the first part of the night as an orange dot. Jupiter, meanwhile, will also be visible during the first half of the night, located in the constellation of Taurus. In the second half of the month, the gas giant will begin to hide in the light of the evening twilight. After a couple of months, Saturn will be visible again in the last hours before sunrise and will form a compact triangle with Venus and Neptune during the first days of May. The full moon on the 12th will be near the apex, the farthest point in its orbit around Earth, so it will appear 5% smaller and 10% less bright than usual.

Spring is here, and with it, more pleasant nights that are conducive to observing the night sky. This April allows us to continue seeing some of the planets that have been parading by over the last few months, although we will find them at different times of the night.