Valletta, Malta

Monday, December 7, 2026

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Valletta, Malta Monday 7 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 41 an hour

Best around 2:20 AM

Radiant climbs to
87°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
35 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.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

That morning

Sunrise

6:58 AM

6:58 AM

6:30 AM Blue hour
6:58 AM Sunrise
7:38 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:47 PM

4:47 PM

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

4:08 PM Golden hour
4:47 PM Sunset
5:16 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

2% lit

5:37 AM – 3:21 PM

ESE SW
5:37 AM Moonrise
6:00 AM 4°
10:29 AM Highest, 30°
2:58 PM 4°
3:21 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:37 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:30 AM–6:58 AM
  • Sunrise 6:58 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:58 AM–7:38 AM
  • Morning best color 7:25 AM
  • Moonset 3:22 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:08 PM–4:47 PM
  • Evening best color 4:35 PM
  • Sunset 4:47 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:47 PM–5:16 PM
  • Fully dark 6:19 PM–5:28 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:19 PM–5:28 AM
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Dec 6
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Dec 8

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:20 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 1:50 AM Geminids Around 145 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 2:03 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 43m of light · sunset 4:51 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 9:50 PM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:36 AM Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:04 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:04 PM Quadrantids Around 10 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 5:30 AM Partial solar eclipse 97% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:18 AM

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