✦ Quadrantids from Madrid
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The Quadrantids meteor shower peaks from Madrid 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 Madrid the radiant in Boötes climbs to 61° above the north-east horizon around 07:00. Local best viewing window: 03:10–07:00 CET on the peak night, about 3.8 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 110/hour headline figure works out to roughly 96 meteors an hour from Madrid under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: partial cover — worth checking again closer to the time.
2026 Conditions in Madrid
Peak Night
Jan 3-4
Meteors/Hour Here
~96
110 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
03:10 — 07:00
CET · radiant 61° north-east
Tonight's Weather in Madrid
How to Watch from Madrid
- 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 61° at 07:00 CET, its highest while the sky is still dark