Valletta, Malta

Sunday, January 3, 2027

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Valletta, Malta Sunday 3 January 2027

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 9 an hour

Best around 6:18 AM

Radiant climbs to
63°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

7:12 AM

7:12 AM

6:44 AM Blue hour
7:12 AM Sunrise
7:51 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:00 PM

5:00 PM

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

4:20 PM Golden hour
5:00 PM Sunset
5:28 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

16% lit

3:31 AM – 1:21 PM

ESE SW
3:31 AM Moonrise
3:54 AM 4°
8:26 AM Highest, 31°
12:58 PM 4°
1:21 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:31 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:44 AM–7:12 AM
  • Sunrise 7:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:12 AM–7:51 AM
  • Morning best color 7:39 AM
  • Moonset 1:21 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:20 PM–5:00 PM
  • Evening best color 4:47 PM
  • Sunset 5:00 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:00 PM–5:28 PM
  • Fully dark 6:31 PM–5:41 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:31 PM–4:31 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 4:50 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 10:32 AM Milky Way Visible 2:34 AM to 4:46 AM with no moon, 22° above the south-southeastern horizon - 13 nights 4 Mar to 16 Mar
Mon 15 Mar 2027 2:34 AM Partial solar eclipse 97% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:18 AM

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