✦ Quadrantids from A Coruña
Quadrantids in A Coruña
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The Quadrantids meteor shower peaks from A Coruña around Jan 3-4, with up to 110 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a half moon will wash out fainter meteors, and from A Coruña the radiant in Boötes climbs to 62° above the north-east horizon around 07:20. Local best viewing window: 03:15–07:20 CET on the peak night, about 4.1 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 110/hour headline figure works out to roughly 97 meteors an hour from A Coruña under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: total cover forecast, with no usable gaps.
2026 Conditions in A Coruña
Peak Night
Jan 3-4
Meteors/Hour Here
~97
110 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
03:15 — 07:20
CET · radiant 62° north-east
Tonight's Weather in A Coruña
How to Watch from A Coruña
- Find a dark spot away from city lights — parks, hilltops, or rooftops work well
- Lie on your back and look straight up — no telescope needed
- Give your eyes 20 minutes to adapt to the dark
- Face north-east — Boötes reaches 62° at 07:20 CET, its highest while the sky is still dark
◐ Total Solar Eclipse 2026 in A Coruña
A Coruña sits inside the path of totality, so the sky goes completely dark.
Eclipse times in A Coruña →