Valletta, Malta

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Valletta, Malta

That morning

Sunrise

6:43 AM

6:43 AM

6:16 AM Blue hour
6:43 AM Sunrise
7:21 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:51 PM

4:51 PM

Behind the hills at 4:46 PM, 5 min before sunset

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

4:13 PM Golden hour
4:51 PM Sunset
5:19 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:21 PM Dark enough
9:14 PM Moonrise
12:21 AM Best
5:14 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
78°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
48% lost
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

Waning gibbous

75% lit

9:14 PM – 12:03 PM

ENE WNW
9:14 PM Moonrise
9:37 PM 4°
4:43 AM Highest, 77°
11:41 AM 4°
12:03 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 6:16 AM–6:43 AM
  • Sunrise 6:43 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:43 AM–7:21 AM
  • Morning best color 7:09 AM
  • Moonset 11:26 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:13 PM–4:51 PM
  • Evening best color 4:38 PM
  • Sunset 4:51 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:51 PM–5:19 PM
  • Fully dark 6:20 PM–5:15 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:20 PM–9:20 PM
  • Moonrise 9:15 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Valletta - sunset at 5:05 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:05 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:35 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:35 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 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