Quadrantids in New York

The Quadrantids meteor shower peaks from New York 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 New York the radiant in Boötes climbs to 61° above the north-east horizon around 05:40. Local best viewing window: 01:50–05:40 EST 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 New York under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: heavy cover, with only occasional breaks.