Quadrantids meteor shower 2027 in Los Angeles

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 Los Angeles

Night of 2 January to 3 January 2027

Dark sky that night

from 17:55 to 06:00

The Moon

19% lit — a dark sky — good for faint meteors

Chance of a clear sky

In January, Los Angeles gets on average 20.4 clear nights out of 31 — about 66%. Clear night statistics for Los Angeles

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 Los Angeles

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