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Orionid meteor shower is coming up.
Peak night; best before dawn
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Meteor shower · Northern Hemisphere
Quadrantid meteor shower is coming up.
Night of Sunday, 3 January 2027
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Peak night; the peak lasts only hours
About Quadrantid meteor shower
The Quadrantids have a short, sharp peak that lasts only a few hours, best seen from the Northern Hemisphere.
From Wikipedia: Quadrantids, CC BY-SA 4.0
In 2027 it falls on a Sunday; we add later years once their dates are published. Also in January 2027: National Science Fiction Day (2 Jan), World Braille Day (4 Jan) and National Ribbon Skirt Day (4 Jan). From this page you can add it to your calendar, get an email before it, share the countdown, or show it full screen.
How we work out the date
The peak comes around 3 to 4 January each year.
Dates
Night of Sunday, 3 January 2027. We add later years once each date is confirmed.
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