Quadrantids meteor shower 2028 in Amsterdam
Peak night, up to 120 meteors an hour under a dark sky. The Moon (31%) gets in the way for part of the night — watch after it sets.
Local time in Amsterdam
Night of 2 January to 3 January 2028
Dark sky that night
from 18:05 to 07:25
The Moon
31% lit — a dark sky — good for faint meteors
Chance of a clear sky
In January, Amsterdam gets on average 10 clear nights out of 31 — about 32%. Clear night statistics for Amsterdam
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 (31%) gets in the way for part of the night — watch after it sets.
Cloud forecast for this night in Amsterdam