Valletta, Malta

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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Valletta, Malta Wednesday 6 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 4:22 AM

Radiant climbs to
21°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
41% 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

6:04 AM

6:04 AM

5:36 AM Blue hour
6:04 AM Sunrise
6:39 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:52 PM

7:52 PM

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

7:17 PM Golden hour
7:52 PM Sunset
8:20 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

81% lit

12:29 AM – 9:59 AM

SE SW
12:29 AM Moonrise
12:54 AM 4°
5:14 AM Highest, 28°
9:35 AM 4°
9:59 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:36 AM–6:04 AM
  • Sunrise 6:04 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:04 AM–6:39 AM
  • Morning best color 6:30 AM
  • Moonset 9:01 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:17 PM–7:52 PM
  • Evening best color 7:41 PM
  • Sunset 7:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:52 PM–8:20 PM
  • Fully dark 9:30 PM–4:25 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:30 PM–12:30 AM
← Previous day Tuesday Tue, May 5
Next day → Thursday Thu, May 7

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

Tiangong space station Bright pass, NNE to ENE, 31 deg up
Sat 10 Oct 2026 5:25 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:40 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 5:50 PM Milky Way Visible 7:58 PM to 9:08 PM with no moon, 16° above the south-southwestern horizon - 4 nights 10 Oct to 13 Oct
Sat 10 Oct 2026 7:58 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NW to E, 56 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:00 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 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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