✦ Quadrantids from Cairo
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The Quadrantids meteor shower peaks from Cairo 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 Cairo the radiant in Boötes climbs to 52° above the north-east horizon around 05:25. Local best viewing window: 02:40–05:25 EET on the peak night, about 2.8 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 110/hour headline figure works out to roughly 87 meteors an hour from Cairo under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: some cloud about, but gaps should be frequent.
2026 Conditions in Cairo
Peak Night
Jan 3-4
Meteors/Hour Here
~87
110 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
02:40 — 05:25
EET · radiant 52° north-east
Tonight's Weather in Cairo
How to Watch from Cairo
- 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 52° at 05:25 EET, its highest while the sky is still dark