meteor shower
majorQuadrantids meteor shower
Active 27 Dec 2031 – 11 Jan 2032
Estimated recurring activity window from the IMO 2027 shower profile and its solar longitude. The shower's annual peak can vary; this is not a year-specific IMO forecast.
Meteor shower radiant
Meteors can appear across the sky; this marks the radiant they appear to originate from. It does not mean meteors only occur at that point.
IMO 010 QUA · RA 230°, Dec 49° · ZHR 80+
Activity: 27 Dec 2031 – 11 Jan 2032
Where to look
Meteors can cross any part of a dark sky; radiant altitude, darkness, moonlight, and weather affect the view.
Technical source record
IMO INFO(3-26), Table 5: Working List of Visual Meteor Showers · 010 QUA · retrieved 2026-09-30
Calculated by: SearchSunLongitude(283.15°) for 2032; activity-window offsets copied from the 2027 IMO profile.
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