Valletta, Malta

Friday, January 2, 2026

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Valletta, Malta

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 9 an hour

Best around 5:29 AM

Radiant climbs to
55°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
42% lost
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

7:12 AM

7:12 AM

6:44 AM Blue hour
7:12 AM Sunrise
7:51 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:59 PM

4:59 PM

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

4:20 PM Golden hour
4:59 PM Sunset
5:27 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

3:47 PM – 7:26 AM

ENE WNW
3:47 PM Moonrise
4:11 PM 4°
11:38 PM Highest, 82°
7:02 AM 4°
7:26 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:23 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:44 AM–7:12 AM
  • Sunrise 7:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:12 AM–7:51 AM
  • Morning best color 7:39 AM
  • Moonrise 3:47 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:20 PM–4:59 PM
  • Evening best color 4:48 PM
  • Sunset 4:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:59 PM–5:27 PM
  • Fully dark 6:30 PM–5:41 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

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 Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:27 AM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:09 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