✦ Quadrantids from Dublin
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The Quadrantids meteor shower peaks from Dublin 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 Dublin the radiant in Boötes climbs to 68° above the east horizon around 06:30. Local best viewing window: 01:00–06:30 GMT on the peak night, about 5.5 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 110/hour headline figure works out to roughly 102 meteors an hour from Dublin under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: mostly clouded over — breaks will be brief.
2026 Conditions in Dublin
Peak Night
Jan 3-4
Meteors/Hour Here
~102
110 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
01:00 — 06:30
GMT · radiant 68° east
Tonight's Weather in Dublin
How to Watch from Dublin
- 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 east — Boötes reaches 68° at 06:30 GMT, its highest while the sky is still dark