Together with the Geminids and the Perseids, the Quadrantids are among the most active swarms. Swarm activity begins on December 28 and ends on January 7, while veľmi ostré maximum očakávame 3.januára o 18 UT (+/- 3 hodiny), keď ZHR by malo dosiahnuť 120 (45 až 200). Roj sa skladá prevažne z väčších častíc pohybujúcich sa rýchlosťou 41,5 km/s.
The most suitable times for connections in the NE-SW axes are 9 to 16 UT, E-W are not, NW-SE 22 to 05 UT, N-S 00 to 05 and 09 to 14 UT.
The morning during the maximum is the most suitable period for visual observations, of course under suitable weather conditions.