✦ Quadrantids from Helsinki
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The Quadrantids meteor shower peaks from Helsinki 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 Helsinki the radiant in Boötes climbs to 69° above the east horizon around 06:35. Local best viewing window: 23:40–06:35 EET on the peak night, about 6.9 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 110/hour headline figure works out to roughly 103 meteors an hour from Helsinki under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: unbroken cloud; conditions are as poor as they get.
2026 Conditions in Helsinki
Peak Night
Jan 3-4
Meteors/Hour Here
~103
110 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
23:40 — 06:35
EET · radiant 69° east
Tonight's Weather in Helsinki
How to Watch from Helsinki
- 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 69° at 06:35 EET, its highest while the sky is still dark