Valletta, Malta

Friday, October 16, 2026

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Valletta, Malta
High 79°F, low 63°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:09 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
88%
Wind
2 mph
6:43 AM Blue hour
7:09 AM Sunrise
7:36 AM Best color
7:44 AM Golden hour ends

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

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 5:25 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

Brilliant pass, SSW to NE

Rose 5:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:39 AM
until 5:43 AM
Visible for
3m 50s
Highest
71° SE
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Fair

6:25 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
14%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
80%
Wind
8 mph
5:50 PM Golden hour
6:16 PM Best color
6:25 PM Sunset
6:51 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

29% lit

12:47 PM – 10:06 PM

SE SW
12:47 PM Moonrise
1:12 PM 4°
5:27 PM Highest, 26°
9:42 PM 4°
10:06 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 68°F Clear sky
0% dry 88% 2 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 79°F Mainly clear
4% dry 50% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 71°F Mainly clear
14% dry 80% 8 mph
Late Night 11 PM 71°F Mainly clear
25% dry 86% 6 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:43 AM–7:09 AM
  • Sunrise 7:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:09 AM–7:44 AM
  • Morning best color 7:36 AM
  • Moonrise 12:48 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:50 PM–6:25 PM
  • Evening best color 6:16 PM
  • Sunset 6:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:25 PM–6:51 PM
  • Fully dark 7:50 PM–5:45 AM
  • Moonset 10:06 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:10 PM–5:45 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 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