Quadrantids meteor shower 2027 in Chicago
Peak night, up to 120 meteors an hour under a dark sky. The Moon is almost out of the way — a good year.
Local time in Chicago
Night of 2 January to 3 January 2027
Dark sky that night
from 17:40 to 06:10
The Moon
19% lit — a dark sky — good for faint meteors
Chance of a clear sky
In January, Chicago gets on average 12 clear nights out of 31 — about 39%. Clear night statistics for Chicago
How to see it
Best time for meteors: after midnight until dawn, when the radiant is high. Look about halfway up the sky, away from city lights. Go somewhere dark in the hours before dawn, lie back and look at the whole sky, not at the radiant. Give your eyes 20 minutes to adapt and don’t look at your phone. The peak is short — only a few hours — so the exact night matters. The Moon is almost out of the way — a good year.
Cloud forecast for this night in Chicago