Quadrantids meteor shower 2028 in Manchester
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 Manchester
Night of 2 January to 3 January 2028
Dark sky that night
from 17:30 to 06:55
The Moon
31% lit — a dark sky — good for faint meteors
Chance of a clear sky
In January, Manchester gets on average 9.6 clear nights out of 31 — about 31%. Clear night statistics for Manchester
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 Manchester