Valletta, Malta

Tuesday, April 20, 2027

TODAY
Valletta, Malta

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 5 an hour

Best around 4:39 AM

Radiant climbs to
83°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
34% lost
Speed
49 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

6:22 AM

6:22 AM

5:56 AM Blue hour
6:22 AM Sunrise
6:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:39 PM

7:39 PM

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

7:04 PM Golden hour
7:39 PM Sunset
8:05 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Pink Moon

Rises 7:29 PM in the ESE

7:29 PM – 6:12 AM

Named for creeping phlox, a pink wildflower among the first to bloom in spring.

ESE WSW
7:29 PM Moonrise
7:51 PM 4°
12:51 AM Highest, 38°
5:51 AM 4°
6:12 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:29 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
12:24 AM
Distance
238,165 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:41 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:56 AM–6:22 AM
  • Sunrise 6:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:22 AM–6:57 AM
  • Morning best color 6:49 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:04 PM–7:39 PM
  • Evening best color 7:30 PM
  • Moonrise 7:30 PM
  • Sunset 7:39 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:39 PM–8:05 PM
  • Fully dark 9:10 PM–4:49 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

Lyrids Around 8 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:39 AM Eta Aquariids Around 17 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:21 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:40 PM to 4:20 AM Thu 6 May 2027 1:06 PM Milky Way Visible 12:02 AM to 4:23 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sat 8 May 2027 12:02 AM Full Flower Moon Rises 8:31 PM in the ESE Thu 20 May 2027 8:31 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:10 PM to 3:50 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 9:47 PM Partial solar eclipse 97% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:18 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 25.7% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:21 PM Total lunar eclipse 79% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 64% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 5:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 11:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 87.4% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 6:54 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 98% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 30.9% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:27 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 4:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 3:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 11:12 PM Total lunar eclipse 89% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 4:51 AM

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