Valletta, Malta

Thursday, October 10, 2024

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Valletta, Malta

That morning

Sunrise

7:04 AM

7:04 AM

6:39 AM Blue hour
7:04 AM Sunrise
7:39 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:32 PM

6:32 PM

Behind the hills at 6:28 PM, 4 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:58 PM Golden hour
6:32 PM Sunset
6:58 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:47 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:02 PM Dark enough
11:41 PM Moonset
4:47 AM Best
5:35 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
66°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

First quarter

46% lit

2:18 PM – 11:41 PM

SE SW
2:18 PM Moonrise
2:43 PM 4°
7:00 PM Highest, 27°
11:16 PM 4°
11:41 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:39 AM–7:04 AM
  • Sunrise 7:04 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:04 AM–7:39 AM
  • Morning best color 7:30 AM
  • Moonrise 2:19 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:58 PM–6:32 PM
  • Evening best color 6:19 PM
  • Sunset 6:32 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:32 PM–6:58 PM
  • Fully dark 7:57 PM–5:40 AM
  • Moonset 11:41 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:47 PM–5:40 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

International Space Station Modest pass, W to SSW, 14 deg up
Wed 4 Nov 2026 5:48 AM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:33 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:33 PM Fireworks 7 km SSW - from an aviation notice Fri 6 Nov 2026 8:00 AM Drone light show 9 km SW - from an aviation notice Sat 7 Nov 2026 7:00 PM Partial solar eclipse 97% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:18 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 25.7% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:21 PM Total lunar eclipse 79% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 64% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 5:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 11:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 87.4% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 6:54 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 98% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 30.9% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:27 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 4:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 3:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 11:12 PM Total lunar eclipse 89% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 4:51 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it