Meteor shower
Quadrantids
One of the best showers of the year. The Moon won't get in the way much.
Peak night
GreatJan 3
Night of Sunday; best after midnight
Look up, anywhere in the sky
Up to 80+ an hour from a very dark place. Expect far fewer from a city.
How to watch
- Get away from city lights if you can.
- Lie back and look up. Give your eyes 20 minutes to adjust.
- Be patient: they come in bursts.
Best time in your city
Show 42 cities
- Albuquerque, NMBest around Mon 6:10 AM
- Anchorage, AKBest around Mon 8:10 AM
- Atlanta, GABest around Mon 6:40 AM
- Austin, TXBest around Mon 6:30 AM
- Baltimore, MDBest around Mon 6:20 AM
- Boise, IDBest around Mon 7:00 AM
- Boston, MABest around Mon 6:00 AM
- Charlotte, NCBest around Mon 6:30 AM
- Chicago, ILBest around Mon 6:10 AM
- Columbus, OHBest around Mon 6:40 AM
- Dallas, TXBest around Mon 6:30 AM
- Denver, COBest around Mon 6:10 AM
- Detroit, MIBest around Mon 6:50 AM
- Honolulu, HIBest around Mon 6:10 AM
- Houston, TXBest around Mon 6:20 AM
- Jacksonville, FLBest around Mon 6:20 AM
- Kansas City, MOBest around Mon 6:30 AM
- Las Vegas, NVBest around Mon 5:50 AM
- Los Angeles, CABest around Mon 6:00 AM
- Miami, FLBest around Mon 6:10 AM
- Minneapolis, MNBest around Mon 6:40 AM
- Nashville, TNBest around Mon 5:50 AM
- New Orleans, LABest around Mon 6:00 AM
- New York, NYBest around Mon 6:10 AM
- Orlando, FLBest around Mon 6:20 AM
- Philadelphia, PABest around Mon 6:10 AM
- Phoenix, AZBest around Mon 6:30 AM
- Pittsburgh, PABest around Mon 6:30 AM
- Portland, ORBest around Mon 6:30 AM
- Raleigh, NCBest around Mon 6:20 AM
- Sacramento, CABest around Mon 6:20 AM
- Salt Lake City, UTBest around Mon 6:40 AM
- San Antonio, TXBest around Mon 6:30 AM
- San Diego, CABest around Mon 5:50 AM
- San Francisco, CABest around Mon 6:20 AM
- San Jose, CABest around Mon 6:20 AM
- Santa Barbara, CABest around Mon 6:00 AM
- Seattle, WABest around Mon 6:40 AM
- St. Louis, MOBest around Mon 6:10 AM
- Tampa, FLBest around Mon 6:20 AM
- Tucson, AZBest around Mon 6:20 AM
- Washington, DCBest around Mon 6:20 AM
More details
- Active
- 2026-12-28 to 2027-01-12
- Rate (ZHR)
- 80+ per hour, ideal conditions
- Radiant
- RA 230°, Dec +49°
- Speed
- 41 km/s
- Comes from
- asteroid 2003 EH1
- 2027 peak
- Sun Jan 3, 7:26 PM PST · Moon 12% · IMO 2027