Valletta, Malta

Wednesday, December 16, 2026

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Valletta, Malta Wednesday 16 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 82 an hour

Best around 1:52 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

7:05 AM

7:05 AM

6:37 AM Blue hour
7:05 AM Sunrise
7:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:49 PM

4:49 PM

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

4:09 PM Golden hour
4:49 PM Sunset
5:18 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

42% lit

11:36 AM – 11:40 PM

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11:36 AM Moonrise
11:55 AM 4°
5:37 PM Highest, 52°
11:20 PM 4°
11:40 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 6:37 AM–7:05 AM
  • Sunrise 7:05 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:05 AM–7:45 AM
  • Morning best color 7:32 AM
  • Moonrise 11:36 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:09 PM–4:49 PM
  • Evening best color 4:37 PM
  • Sunset 4:49 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:49 PM–5:18 PM
  • Fully dark 6:21 PM–5:34 AM
  • Moonset 11:41 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:51 PM–5:34 AM
← Previous day Tuesday Tue, Dec 15
Next day → Thursday Thu, Dec 17

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

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 Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:22 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 5:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 97% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:18 AM

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