Valletta, Malta

Monday, December 21, 2026

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Valletta, Malta Monday 21 December 2026

Meteor shower

Ursids

A few an hour

Best around 6:09 AM

Radiant climbs to
47°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
33 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.

From most of the Northern Hemisphere it never sets, so you can watch it all night.

Equinox or solstice

Winter solstice

The moment itself, 9:50 PM

Sunrise
7:08 AM, ESE (119°)
Sunset
4:51 PM, WSW (241°)
Daylight
9h 43m

That morning

Sunrise

7:08 AM

7:08 AM

6:39 AM Blue hour
7:08 AM Sunrise
7:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:51 PM

4:51 PM

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

4:11 PM Golden hour
4:51 PM Sunset
5:20 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

90% lit

2:09 PM – 5:22 AM

ENE WNW
2:09 PM Moonrise
2:32 PM 4°
9:42 PM Highest, 79°
4:59 AM 4°
5:22 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:07 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:39 AM–7:08 AM
  • Sunrise 7:08 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:08 AM–7:48 AM
  • Morning best color 7:35 AM
  • Moonrise 2:10 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:11 PM–4:51 PM
  • Evening best color 4:39 PM
  • Sunset 4:51 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:51 PM–5:20 PM
  • Fully dark 6:23 PM–5:37 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:23 AM–5:37 AM
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Dec 20
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Dec 22

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:30 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 4:56 PM Snow Moon Rises 5:26 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:26 PM Partial solar eclipse 97% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:18 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it