✦ Quadrantids from Paris
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The Quadrantids meteor shower peaks from Paris 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 Paris the radiant in Boötes climbs to 66° above the east horizon around 06:45. Local best viewing window: 01:55–06:45 CET on the peak night, about 4.8 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 110/hour headline figure works out to roughly 100 meteors an hour from Paris under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: mostly clouded over — breaks will be brief.
2026 Conditions in Paris
Peak Night
Jan 3-4
Meteors/Hour Here
~100
110 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
01:55 — 06:45
CET · radiant 66° east
Tonight's Weather in Paris
How to Watch from Paris
- 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 66° at 06:45 CET, its highest while the sky is still dark