QUADRANTIDS · 2027
2027 Quadrantid meteor shower
Moonlight barely interferes this year. The best view comes around 5:30 AM, when the radiant stands 60° up in the northeast.
- Peak
- Jan 3–5, 2027
- Best time
- night of Jan 4 → 5:30 AM on Jan 5
- Radiant
- 60° up in the northeast · northern Boötes
- Moonlight
- No moonlight · no Moon all night
- Up to
- about 80 an hour (ZHR, ideal sky)
- Active
- Dec 28 – Jan 12
- Parent body
- asteroid 2003 EH1
- Meteor speed
- about 41 km/s
The best night around the peak
From 6 PM on Jan 4 to 6 AM the next morning, for New York.
- Radiant height
- Moon up (darker = brighter Moon)
- Twilight or day (sky not dark)
- Best time
Hour by hour
| Time | Radiant | Moon | Viewing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:30 PM | north 3° | none | 5 |
| 7:30 PM | north 1° | none | 1 |
| 8:30 PM | below the horizon | none | 0 |
| 9:30 PM | north 1° | none | 3 |
| 10:30 PM | north 5° | none | 8 |
| 11:30 PM | northeast 9° | none | 16 |
| 12:30 AM | northeast 16° | none | 27 |
| 1:30 AM | northeast 23° | none | 39 |
| 2:30 AM | northeast 31° | none | 52 |
| 3:30 AM | northeast 40° | none | 65 |
| 4:30 AM | northeast 50° | none | 77 |
| 5:30 AMBest | northeast 60° | none | 86 |
Viewing is this page’s comparison score: radiant height (its sine) times a moonlight factor. It is not a meteor count, and clouds, light pollution and terrain are not included.