Valletta, Malta

Friday, October 2, 2026

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Valletta, Malta
High 79°F, low 70°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

6:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
27%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
63%
Wind
7 mph
6:32 AM Blue hour
6:57 AM Sunrise
7:24 AM Best color
7:31 AM Golden hour ends

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SE to E

Rose 5:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SE
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:12 AM
until 5:14 AM
Visible for
2m 20s
Highest
30° SE
Ends
Sets E

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

Sunset

Good

6:44 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
52%
Wind
3 mph
6:10 PM Golden hour
6:35 PM Best color
6:44 PM Sunset
7:09 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 43 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 8:09 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:09 PM to 9:39 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 18° above it
Highest at
8:09 PM
Sky fully dark
8:09 PM to 5:33 AM
Sky darkness
None
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waning gibbous

63% lit

9:46 PM – 1:24 PM

ENE WNW
9:46 PM Moonrise
10:10 PM 4°
5:34 AM Highest, 82°
1:00 PM 4°
1:24 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 74°F Mainly clear
27% dry 63% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 79°F Mainly clear
13% dry 44% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 74°F Clear sky
0% dry 52% 3 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:32 AM–6:57 AM
  • Sunrise 6:57 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:57 AM–7:31 AM
  • Morning best color 7:24 AM
  • Moonset 1:24 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:10 PM–6:44 PM
  • Evening best color 6:35 PM
  • Sunset 6:44 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:44 PM–7:09 PM
  • Fully dark 8:09 PM–5:33 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:09 PM–10:49 PM
  • Moonrise 10:49 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:54 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:50 PM 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 6:33 PM 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 6:27 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it