by When to watch: The best night for the 2024 Quadrantids is January 3-4
A bright last quarter moon will rise around midnight and shine the rest of the night.
Try late night January 3 to dawn January 4, in moonlight.
The Quadrantid meteor shower runs from mid-November through mid-January each year, according to this 2017 article in the journal Icarus.
You might see a Quadrantid streak by any time during that interval.
But most activity is centered on the peak.
Source
A bright last quarter moon will rise around midnight and shine the rest of the night.
Try late night January 3 to dawn January 4, in moonlight.
The Quadrantid meteor shower runs from mid-November through mid-January each year, according to this 2017 article in the journal Icarus.
You might see a Quadrantid streak by any time during that interval.
But most activity is centered on the peak.
Source
