Valletta, Malta

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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Valletta, Malta

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:36 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:21 PM Dark enough
11:44 PM Moonrise
3:36 AM Best
4:34 AM Too light
Estimate
~5/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
11°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
43% lost
Speed
66 km/s

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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

6:05 AM

6:05 AM

5:37 AM Blue hour
6:05 AM Sunrise
6:40 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:51 PM

7:51 PM

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

7:16 PM Golden hour
7:51 PM Sunset
8:19 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

88% lit

11:44 PM – 9:01 AM

SE SW
11:44 PM Moonrise
12:09 AM 4°
4:22 AM Highest, 26°
8:36 AM 4°
9:01 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 5:37 AM–6:05 AM
  • Sunrise 6:05 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:05 AM–6:40 AM
  • Morning best color 6:31 AM
  • Moonset 8:08 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:16 PM–7:51 PM
  • Evening best color 7:42 PM
  • Sunset 7:51 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:51 PM–8:19 PM
  • Fully dark 9:28 PM–4:27 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:28 PM–11:48 PM
  • Moonrise 11:44 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WSW to ENE, 79 deg up
Sat 24 Oct 2026 7:19 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:32 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:32 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, W to NW, 37 deg up
Sun 25 Oct 2026 6:56 PM Halloween Halloween night in Valletta - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:33 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it