Valletta, Malta

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Valletta, Malta

Lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

79% of it above your horizon

Best around 5:51 PM

Moon in shadow
125%
Totality
71 min
Moon's height
11°
Above horizon
79%
3:05 PM Penumbral begins Moon down
4:08 PM Partial begins Moon down
5:16 PM Totality begins 5° up
5:51 PM Greatest eclipse 11° up
6:27 PM Totality ends 17° up
7:35 PM Partial ends 30° up
8:38 PM Penumbral ends 43° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

That morning

Sunrise

7:12 AM

7:12 AM

6:43 AM Blue hour
7:12 AM Sunrise
7:51 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:58 PM

4:58 PM

Behind the hills at 4:53 PM, 5 min before sunset

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

4:18 PM Golden hour
4:58 PM Sunset
5:26 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Blue moon - rises 4:50 PM in the ENE

4:50 PM – 7:43 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter. A blue moon too: the second full moon in one calendar month.

ENE WNW
4:50 PM Moonrise
5:13 PM 4°
12:20 AM Highest, 77°
7:21 AM 4°
7:43 AM Moonset

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

Rises
4:50 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
5:48 PM
Distance
234,660 mi - blue moon

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

  • Morning blue hour 6:43 AM–7:12 AM
  • Moonset 6:56 AM
  • Sunrise 7:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:12 AM–7:51 AM
  • Morning best color 7:37 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:18 PM–4:58 PM
  • Evening best color 4:44 PM
  • Moonrise 4:51 PM
  • Sunset 4:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:58 PM–5:26 PM
  • Fully dark 6:29 PM–5:40 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

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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