✦ Quadrantids from Vienna
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The Quadrantids meteor shower peaks from Vienna 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 Vienna the radiant in Boötes climbs to 66° above the east horizon around 05:50. Local best viewing window: 01:05–05:50 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 Vienna under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: mixed cloud, so clear spells come and go.
2026 Conditions in Vienna
Peak Night
Jan 3-4
Meteors/Hour Here
~100
110 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
01:05 — 05:50
CET · radiant 66° east
Tonight's Weather in Vienna
How to Watch from Vienna
- 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 05:50 CET, its highest while the sky is still dark