Valletta, Malta

Tuesday, January 2, 2029

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Valletta, Malta

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:44 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:29 PM Dark enough
7:08 PM Moonrise
4:44 AM Best
5:42 AM Too light
Estimate
~13/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
48°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
74% lost
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

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

4:59 PM

4:59 PM

Behind the hills at 4:54 PM, 5 min before sunset

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

4:20 PM Golden hour
4:59 PM Sunset
5:28 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

96% lit

7:08 PM – 9:02 AM

ENE WNW
7:08 PM Moonrise
7:29 PM 4°
2:08 AM Highest, 69°
8:41 AM 4°
9:02 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:44 AM–7:12 AM
  • Sunrise 7:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:12 AM–7:51 AM
  • Morning best color 7:38 AM
  • Moonset 8:25 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:20 PM–4:59 PM
  • Evening best color 4:46 PM
  • Sunset 4:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:59 PM–5:28 PM
  • Fully dark 6:31 PM–5:41 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:31 PM–7:11 PM
  • Moonrise 7:08 PM

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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