Valletta, Malta

Friday, May 1, 2026

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Valletta, Malta Friday 1 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 4:33 AM

Radiant climbs to
19°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
32% lost
Speed
66 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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

6:09 AM

6:09 AM

5:42 AM Blue hour
6:09 AM Sunrise
6:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:48 PM

7:48 PM

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

7:13 PM Golden hour
7:48 PM Sunset
8:16 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Flower Moon

Rises 7:54 PM in the ESE

7:54 PM – 6:06 AM

ESE WSW
7:54 PM Moonrise
8:16 PM 4°
1:00 AM Highest, 34°
5:44 AM 4°
6:06 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:54 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
7:24 PM
Distance
249,484 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:36 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:42 AM–6:09 AM
  • Sunrise 6:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:09 AM–6:44 AM
  • Morning best color 6:36 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:13 PM–7:48 PM
  • Evening best color 7:37 PM
  • Sunset 7:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:48 PM–8:16 PM
  • Moonrise 7:55 PM
  • Fully dark 9:24 PM–4:32 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

Tiangong space station Bright pass, NW to E, 56 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:00 AM International Space Station Modest pass, SE to ESE, 11 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:22 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:20 AM 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 Totality lasts 48 minutes
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

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