Quadrantids(QUA) meteor shower will be active from Saturday, December 28 2019 until Sunday, January 12 2020. Its peak day is Saturday, January 4 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.
Choose a meteor shower to obtain for relevant information:
Position of Quadrantids
Quadrantids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=230°, delta=+49°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 110 meteors per hour.
The visibility of a meteor shower depends on several factors: geographic coordinates of observer and elevation, time of the day, city lights pollution, the weather and the terrain. For reference, we have calculated the position (elevation / azimuth) of Quadrantids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Saturday, January 4 2020, for the following cities in Ukraine.
Choose a country to obtain relevant information:
City
Time
00:00
02:00
04:00
06:00
08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Kiev
19°
34°
32°
50°
48°
65°
67°
79°
86°
108°
75°
274°
56°
289°
39°
303°
24°
319°
14°
337°
10°
356°
12°
16°
Zaporozhye
18°
34°
31°
50°
48°
63°
67°
75°
86°
80°
74°
281°
55°
292°
37°
305°
22°
320°
12°
337°
7°
357°
10°
16°
Uzhgorod
15°
29°
27°
46°
43°
60°
61°
72°
80°
83°
80°
278°
60°
288°
42°
301°
27°
315°
15°
332°
8°
351°
9°
11°
Simferopol
11°
27°
23°
43°
39°
56°
58°
65°
77°
65°
81°
300°
61°
293°
42°
302°
26°
315°
13°
330°
5°
349°
5°
8°
The Sky and Stars in Ukraine
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Kiev, Ukraine during its peak day starting at 00:00.
You may adjust the speed of the simulator backward or forward to see the movement of the radiant over the horizon.
