Valletta, Malta

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

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Valletta, Malta Tuesday 8 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 51 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

6:59 AM

6:59 AM

6:31 AM Blue hour
6:59 AM Sunrise
7:39 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

New moon

New moon

Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:20 AM

New at 1:50 AM Wed 9 Dec

Very LowExcellent
Moonless and fully dark
6:20 PM to 5:20 AM
Sky fully dark
11h 00m

The darkest nights of the month for faint things - the Milky Way, meteors, the zodiacal light. The Moon itself cannot be seen: it sits between us and the Sun, lit on its far side.

Moon

New moon

0% lit

6:37 AM – 4:04 PM

SE SW
6:37 AM Moonrise
7:01 AM 4°
11:20 AM Highest, 27°
3:40 PM 4°
4:04 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 6:31 AM–6:59 AM
  • Moonrise 6:37 AM
  • Sunrise 6:59 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:59 AM–7:39 AM
  • Morning best color 7:26 AM
  • Moonset 4:05 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–5:29 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:19 PM–5:29 AM
← Previous day Monday Mon, Dec 7
Next day → Wednesday Wed, Dec 9

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 9:23 PM Partial solar eclipse 97% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:18 AM

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