Valletta, Malta

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Valletta, Malta

Meteor shower

Ursids

Around 6 an hour

Best around 5:36 AM

Radiant climbs to
46°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
33 km/s

The rate at the top 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

From most of the Northern Hemisphere it never sets, so you can watch it all night.

Equinox or solstice

Winter solstice

The moment itself, 4:03 PM

Sunrise
7:08 AM, ESE (119°)
Sunset
4:51 PM, WSW (241°)
Daylight
9h 43m

That morning

Sunrise

7:08 AM

7:08 AM

6:40 AM Blue hour
7:08 AM Sunrise
7:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:51 PM

4:51 PM

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

4:12 PM Golden hour
4:51 PM Sunset
5:20 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

2% lit

8:29 AM – 5:57 PM

SE SW
8:29 AM Moonrise
8:53 AM 4°
1:13 PM Highest, 28°
5:33 PM 4°
5:57 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 6:40 AM–7:08 AM
  • Sunrise 7:08 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:08 AM–7:48 AM
  • Morning best color 7:35 AM
  • Moonrise 8:29 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:12 PM–4:51 PM
  • Evening best color 4:41 PM
  • Sunset 4:51 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:51 PM–5:20 PM
  • Moonset 5:57 PM
  • Fully dark 6:23 PM–5:37 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:23 PM–5:37 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

International Space Station Brilliant pass, SSW to NE, 71 deg up
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:39 AM International Space Station Modest pass, ENE to ENE, 21 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 4:54 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:20 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:32 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:32 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:33 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM 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