✦ Quadrantids from Marrakech
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The Quadrantids meteor shower peaks from Marrakech 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 Marrakech the radiant in Boötes climbs to 53° above the north-east horizon around 07:05. Local best viewing window: 04:10–07:05 UTC+01 on the peak night, about 2.9 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 110/hour headline figure works out to roughly 88 meteors an hour from Marrakech under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: patchy cloud — expect to wait out a few banks.
2026 Conditions in Marrakech
Peak Night
Jan 3-4
Meteors/Hour Here
~88
110 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
04:10 — 07:05
UTC+01 · radiant 53° north-east
Tonight's Weather in Marrakech
How to Watch from Marrakech
- 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 53° at 07:05 UTC+01, its highest while the sky is still dark