✦ Quadrantids from Porto
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The Quadrantids meteor shower peaks from Porto 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 Porto the radiant in Boötes climbs to 61° above the north-east horizon around 06:20. Local best viewing window: 02:25–06:20 WET on the peak night, about 3.9 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 110/hour headline figure works out to roughly 96 meteors an hour from Porto under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: widespread cloud, with little clear sky forecast.
2026 Conditions in Porto
Peak Night
Jan 3-4
Meteors/Hour Here
~96
110 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
02:25 — 06:20
WET · radiant 61° north-east
Tonight's Weather in Porto
How to Watch from Porto
- 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 06:20 WET, its highest while the sky is still dark