About
The Quadrantids meteor shower peaks around this date with up to 110/hr, best pre-dawn under dark skies.
Significance
Meteor showers happen when Earth passes through debris left by a comet or asteroid.
How to watch
- Watch after midnight from a dark site
- Let your eyes adjust for 20 minutes
- Lie back and look about halfway up the sky
- No telescope needed
Panchang on this day (New Delhi)
TithiShukla Pratipada
NakshatraPurva Ashadha
YogaVyaghata
KaranaKimstughna
Sunrise7:14 AM
Sunset5:36 PM
Rahu Kaal8:32 AM - 9:49 AM
Abhijit12:04 PM - 12:46 PM