TODAY
Valletta, Malta
High 73°F, low 67°F.

Sunrise

Fair

7:10 AM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
36%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
91%
6:44 AM Blue hour
7:10 AM Sunrise
7:36 AM Best color
7:45 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 1:18 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 3 well-rated past sunrises here.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 8 an hour

Best around 5:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, ENE to ENE

Rises 4:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Rising, then up to ENE
When
4:54 AM
until 4:56 AM
Visible for
1m 20s
Highest
21° ENE
Ends
Sets ENE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, WNW to NNE

Rises 6:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:27 AM
until 6:32 AM
Visible for
4m 40s
Highest
22° NNW
Ends
Sets NNE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Later today

Sunset

Fair

6:23 PM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
47%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
5%
Humidity
80%
5:49 PM Golden hour
6:17 PM Best color
6:23 PM Sunset
6:49 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 1:18 AM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waxing crescent

34% lit

1:33 PM – 11:03 PM

SE SW
1:33 PM Moonrise
1:58 PM 4°
6:18 PM Highest, 28°
10:39 PM 4°
11:03 PM Moonset

Current local time: 1:18 AM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 70°F Partly cloudy
57% 2% 86% 2 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 72°F Slight rain showers
62% 10% 77% 5 mph
Evening 7 PM 70°F Partly cloudy
46% 2% 86% 4 mph
Late Night 11 PM 68°F Partly cloudy
56% 0% 88% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:44 AM–7:10 AM
  • Sunrise 7:10 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:10 AM–7:45 AM
  • Morning best color 7:36 AM
  • Moonrise 1:34 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:49 PM–6:23 PM
  • Evening best color 6:17 PM
  • Sunset 6:23 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:23 PM–6:49 PM
  • Night 6:49 PM–6:45 AM
  • Fully dark 7:49 PM–5:46 AM
  • Moonset 11:04 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:09 PM–5:46 AM

Tomorrow

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Cloud, aurora and darkness around Valletta, Malta

Next few days

Pick a date
Sun, Oct 18
Good 6:53 AM–7:29 AM
Good 6:04 PM–6:40 PM
Mon, Oct 19
Fair 6:54 AM–7:30 AM
Low 6:03 PM–6:39 PM
Tue, Oct 20
Fair 6:54 AM–7:30 AM
5:20 AM
Good 6:02 PM–6:38 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

International Space Station Modest pass, ENE to ENE, 21 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 4:54 AM International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to NNE, 22 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 6:27 AM Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:39 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:20 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:32 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:32 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:33 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:27 AM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:09 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:25 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:25 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:20 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 1:50 AM Geminids Around 145 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 2:03 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 43m of light · sunset 4:51 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 9:50 PM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:36 AM Full 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 9:22 PM Full 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 Full 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 10:31 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 Spring equinox Sunset due west, 6:13 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 9:24 PM Full Worm Moon Rises 6:33 PM in the E Mon 22 Mar 2027 6:33 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 5:10 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 1:56 AM Milky Way Visible 1:50 AM to 5:03 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 31 Mar to 15 Apr
Sun 11 Apr 2027 1:50 AM Full Pink Moon Rises 7:29 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 7:29 PM 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 Milky Way Visible 10:12 PM to 3:57 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Sat 5 Jun 2027 10:12 PM Full Strawberry Moon Rises 8:17 PM in the SE Fri 18 Jun 2027 8:17 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 14h 36m of light · sunset 8:21 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 4:10 PM Milky Way Visible 10:10 PM to 3:40 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 26 Jun to 12 Jul
Fri 2 Jul 2027 10:10 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:20 PM to 4:00 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 5:07 AM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 8:23 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 8:23 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 12 an hour
Wed 28 Jul 2027 3:10 AM Milky Way Visible 9:50 PM to 1:50 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 25 Jul to 9 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 9:50 PM Partial solar eclipse 97% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:18 AM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 4:30 AM Mon 2 Aug 2027 12:07 PM Perseids Around 84 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 4:41 AM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 7:52 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 7:52 PM Milky Way Visible 9:10 PM to 12:00 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 9:10 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 5:00 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 7:39 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:44 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:44 PM Milky Way Visible 8:25 PM to 10:15 PM with no moon, 21° above the south-southwestern horizon - 11 nights 22 Sep to 2 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 8:25 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:58 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 8:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:20 PM to 5:30 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 4:33 AM Draconids A few an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 8:06 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:05 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 6:05 PM Orionids Around 9 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 5:19 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:50 AM Fri 29 Oct 2027 3:34 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 5 Nov 2027 12:32 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 12 Nov 2027 12:27 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:10 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 4:10 PM Leonids A few an hour
Wed 17 Nov 2027 5:08 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:20 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 4:24 AM Full Cold Moon Rises 4:28 PM in the ENE Mon 13 Dec 2027 4:28 PM 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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