✦ Quadrantids from London
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The Quadrantids meteor shower peaks from London 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 London the radiant in Boötes climbs to 67° above the east horizon around 06:00. Local best viewing window: 00:50–06:00 GMT on the peak night, about 5.2 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 110/hour headline figure works out to roughly 101 meteors an hour from London under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: complete cloud cover across the forecast window.
2026 Conditions in London
Peak Night
Jan 3-4
Meteors/Hour Here
~101
110 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
00:50 — 06:00
GMT · radiant 67° east
Tonight's Weather in London
How to Watch from London
- 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 67° at 06:00 GMT, its highest while the sky is still dark