✦ Quadrantids from Los Angeles
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The Quadrantids meteor shower peaks from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles the radiant in Boötes climbs to 55° above the north-east horizon around 05:25. Local best viewing window: 02:20–05:25 PST on the peak night, about 3.1 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 110/hour headline figure works out to roughly 90 meteors an hour from Los Angeles under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: solid cover, with no real breaks forecast.
2026 Conditions in Los Angeles
Peak Night
Jan 3-4
Meteors/Hour Here
~90
110 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
02:20 — 05:25
PST · radiant 55° north-east
Tonight's Weather in Los Angeles
How to Watch from Los Angeles
- 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 55° at 05:25 PST, its highest while the sky is still dark