Valletta, Malta

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Valletta, Malta
High 76°F, low 67°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:11 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
35%around 9 AM
Rain chance
3%around 9 AM
Humidity
79%
Wind
4 mph
6:45 AM Blue hour
7:11 AM Sunrise
7:37 AM Best color
7:45 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 10 an hour

Best around 5:37 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

Bright pass, NNW to NNE

Rises 5:42 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
5:42 AM
until 5:45 AM
Visible for
2m 30s
Highest
32° NNW
Ends
Sets NNE

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

Sunset

Good

6:22 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
51%around 7 PM
Rain chance
4%around 7 PM
Humidity
75%
Wind
5 mph
5:47 PM Golden hour
6:16 PM Best color
6:22 PM Sunset
6:48 PM Blue hour ends

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

First quarter

48% lit

2:13 PM – 12:03 AM

SE WSW
2:13 PM Moonrise
2:36 PM 4°
7:08 PM Highest, 30°
11:40 PM 4°
12:03 AM Moonset

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 72°F Partly cloudy
35% 3% 79% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 77°F Partly cloudy
53% 12% 61% 6 mph
Evening 7 PM 72°F Partly cloudy
51% 4% 75% 5 mph
Late Night 11 PM 72°F Partly cloudy
51% 2% 77% 7 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:45 AM–7:11 AM
  • Sunrise 7:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:11 AM–7:45 AM
  • Morning best color 7:37 AM
  • Moonrise 2:14 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:47 PM–6:22 PM
  • Evening best color 6:13 PM
  • Sunset 6:22 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:22 PM–6:48 PM
  • Fully dark 7:48 PM–5:46 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:08 AM–5:46 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

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 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