Valletta, Malta Saturday 3 October 2026 High 76°F, low 68°F.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, W to SSW

Rises 7:10 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to SW
When
7:10 PM
until 7:14 PM
Visible for
4m 0s
Highest
16° SW
Ends
Sets SSW

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Brilliant pass, WSW to ENE

Rose 5:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to NW
When
5:48 AM
until 5:53 AM
Visible for
4m 10s
Highest
76° NW
Ends
Sets ENE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Excellent

6:42 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:08 PM Golden hour
6:29 PM Best color
6:42 PM Sunset
7:08 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 4:51 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 29 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Good

6:58 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:32 AM Blue hour
6:58 AM Sunrise
6:58 AM Best color
7:32 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 4:51 PM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 68 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Last quarter

49% lit

11:57 PM – 3:11 PM

ENE WNW
11:57 PM Moonrise
12:21 AM 4°
7:38 AM Highest, 79°
2:48 PM 4°
3:11 PM Moonset

Current local time: 4:51 PM

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Today, at a glance

Morning
72°F
Mainly clear 23% clouds · 0% precip
Afternoon
75°F
Partly cloudy 44% clouds · 0% precip
Evening
73°F
Partly cloudy 57% clouds · 0% precip

Sunrise

6:32 AM Blue hour
6:58 AM Sunrise
6:58 AM Best color
7:32 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:08 PM Golden hour
6:29 PM Best color
6:42 PM Sunset
7:08 PM Blue hour ends

Moon, last quarter

11:57 PM Moonrise
12:21 AM 4°
7:38 AM Highest, 79°
2:48 PM 4°
3:11 PM Moonset

Next few days

Pick a date
Sun, Oct 4
Fair 6:41 AM–7:17 AM
4:53 AM
Fair 6:23 PM–6:59 PM
Mon, Oct 5
Fair 6:42 AM–7:18 AM
Excellent 6:22 PM–6:58 PM
Tue, Oct 6
Excellent 6:42 AM–7:18 AM
Excellent 6:20 PM–6:56 PM

Last few days

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Fri, Oct 2
Good 6:57 AM
Good 6:44 PM
Thu, Oct 1
Fair 6:56 AM
Good 6:45 PM
Wed, Sep 30
Good 6:56 AM
Good 6:47 PM
Tue, Sep 29
Fair 6:55 AM
Good 6:48 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

International Space Station Modest pass, W to SSW, 16 deg up
Sat 3 Oct 2026 7:10 PM
Milky Way Visible 8:08 PM to 9:28 PM with no moon, 18° above the south-southwestern horizon - 11 nights 3 Oct to 13 Oct
Sat 3 Oct 2026 8:08 PM
Tiangong space station Modest pass, ENE to ENE, 20 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 4:53 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:40 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 5:50 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:20 AM
Hunter's Moon Rises 4:32 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:32 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:09 AM
Beaver Moon Rises 4:25 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:25 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:20 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 1:50 AM Geminids Around 145 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 2:03 AM
Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 43m of light · sunset 4:51 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 9:50 PM Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:04 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:04 PM Quadrantids Around 10 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 5:30 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 9:22 PM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:22 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 5:22 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:30 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 4:56 PM Snow Moon Rises 5:26 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:26 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 4:50 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 10:31 AM Milky Way Visible 2:34 AM to 4:46 AM with no moon, 22° above the south-southeastern horizon - 13 nights 4 Mar to 16 Mar
Mon 15 Mar 2027 2:34 AM
Spring equinox Sunset due west, 6:13 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 9:24 PM Worm Moon Rises 6:33 PM in the E Mon 22 Mar 2027 6:33 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 5:10 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 1:56 AM Milky Way Visible 1:50 AM to 5:03 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 31 Mar to 15 Apr
Sun 11 Apr 2027 1:50 AM
Pink Moon Rises 7:29 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 7:29 PM Lyrids Around 8 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:39 AM
Eta Aquariids Around 17 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:21 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:40 PM to 4:20 AM Thu 6 May 2027 1:06 PM Milky Way Visible 12:02 AM to 4:23 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sat 8 May 2027 12:02 AM
Flower Moon Rises 8:31 PM in the ESE Thu 20 May 2027 8:31 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:10 PM to 3:50 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 9:47 PM Milky Way Visible 10:12 PM to 3:57 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Sat 5 Jun 2027 10:12 PM
Strawberry Moon Rises 8:17 PM in the SE Fri 18 Jun 2027 8:17 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 14h 36m of light · sunset 8:21 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 4:10 PM Milky Way Visible 10:10 PM to 3:40 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 26 Jun to 12 Jul
Fri 2 Jul 2027 10:10 PM
New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:20 PM to 4:00 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 5:07 AM Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 8:23 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 8:23 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 12 an hour
Wed 28 Jul 2027 3:10 AM
Milky Way Visible 9:50 PM to 1:50 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 25 Jul to 9 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 9:50 PM
Partial solar eclipse 97% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:18 AM
New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 4:30 AM Mon 2 Aug 2027 12:06 PM Perseids Around 84 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 4:41 AM
Sturgeon Moon Rises 7:52 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 7:52 PM Milky Way Visible 9:10 PM to 12:00 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 9:10 PM
Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 5:00 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 7:39 PM Harvest Moon Rises 6:44 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:44 PM Milky Way Visible 8:25 PM to 10:15 PM with no moon, 21° above the south-southwestern horizon - 11 nights 22 Sep to 2 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 8:25 PM
Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:58 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 8:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:20 PM to 5:30 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 4:33 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 6:05 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 6:05 PM Orionids Around 9 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 5:19 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:50 AM Fri 29 Oct 2027 3:34 PM Beaver Moon Rises 4:10 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 4:10 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:20 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 4:24 AM

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