Quadrantids meteor shower peak
Sky · Meteor showers · Mon, January 3, 2022 · Computed (rule)
Up to about 80 meteors an hour under a dark sky at the peak (IMO zenithal hourly rate); best after midnight.
Every year
| Date | Event | When |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jan 4, 2020 | Quadrantids meteor shower peak | 7 yr ago |
| Sun, Jan 3, 2021 | Quadrantids meteor shower peak | 6 yr ago |
| Mon, Jan 3, 2022 | Quadrantids meteor shower peak | 5 yr ago |
| Tue, Jan 3, 2023 | Quadrantids meteor shower peak | 4 yr ago |
| Thu, Jan 4, 2024 | Quadrantids meteor shower peak | 3 yr ago |
| Fri, Jan 3, 2025 | Quadrantids meteor shower peak | 2 yr ago |
| Sat, Jan 3, 2026 | Quadrantids meteor shower peak | 9 mo ago |
| Sun, Jan 3, 2027 | Quadrantids meteor shower peak | in 3 mo |
| Tue, Jan 4, 2028 | Quadrantids meteor shower peak | in 15 mo |
| Wed, Jan 3, 2029 | Quadrantids meteor shower peak | in 2 yr |
| Thu, Jan 3, 2030 | Quadrantids meteor shower peak | in 3 yr |
Source, method and history
- Source
- International Meteor Organization
- How we know
- Computed: the Sun reaches solar longitude 283.15° (J2000), the peak in the International Meteor Organization working list. Real peaks can shift by a day.
- Recurs
- annual
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- Changes
- 2026-09-25: added to 2022-01-03