Valletta, Malta

Monday, October 12, 2026

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Valletta, Malta
High 78°F, low 70°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:05 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
94%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
66%
Wind
4 mph
6:40 AM Blue hour
7:05 AM Sunrise
7:32 AM Best color
7:40 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, ENE to E

Rose 5:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Rising, then up to ENE
When
5:04 AM
until 5:06 AM
Visible for
1m 30s
Highest
24° ENE
Ends
Sets E

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, WNW to SW

Rose 6:37 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to SW
When
6:37 AM
until 6:40 AM
Visible for
2m 50s
Highest
45° SW
Ends
Fades at 45°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Sunset

Fair

6:30 PM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Fair by the people who watched it.

Cloud
14%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
75%
Wind
6 mph
5:56 PM Golden hour
6:21 PM Best color
6:30 PM Sunset
6:56 PM Blue hour ends

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

Moon

Waxing crescent

3% lit

8:52 AM – 7:11 PM

ESE WSW
8:52 AM Moonrise
9:15 AM 4°
2:01 PM Highest, 34°
6:49 PM 4°
7:11 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 73°F Overcast
94% dry 66% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 78°F Overcast
100% dry 57% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 73°F Clear sky
14% dry 75% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 71°F Mainly clear
36% dry 80% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:40 AM–7:05 AM
  • Sunrise 7:05 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:05 AM–7:40 AM
  • Morning best color 7:32 AM
  • Moonrise 8:53 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:56 PM–6:30 PM
  • Evening best color 6:21 PM
  • Sunset 6:30 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:30 PM–6:56 PM
  • Moonset 7:11 PM
  • Fully dark 7:55 PM–5:41 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:55 PM–5:41 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

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 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