Valletta, Malta

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Valletta, Malta

That morning

Sunrise

7:09 AM

7:09 AM

6:44 AM Blue hour
7:09 AM Sunrise
7:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:24 PM

6:24 PM

Behind the hills at 6:19 PM, 5 min before sunset

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

5:50 PM Golden hour
6:24 PM Sunset
6:50 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:54 PM Dark enough
4:54 AM Best
5:40 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
68°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
48% lost
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

Waxing gibbous

98% lit

5:48 PM – 6:56 AM

E W
5:48 PM Moonrise
6:08 PM 4°
12:20 AM Highest, 61°
6:36 AM 4°
6:56 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:42 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:44 AM–7:09 AM
  • Sunrise 7:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:09 AM–7:44 AM
  • Morning best color 7:35 AM
  • Moonrise 5:48 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:50 PM–6:24 PM
  • Evening best color 6:11 PM
  • Sunset 6:24 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:24 PM–6:50 PM
  • Fully dark 7:50 PM–5:45 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:34 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:34 PM Southern Taurids 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 Fireworks 7 km WNW - from an aviation notice Sat 7 Nov 2026 7:45 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