Valletta, Malta

Monday, October 19, 2026

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Valletta, Malta
High 74°F, low 71°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
7%around 9 AM
Humidity
73%
Wind
11 mph
6:46 AM Blue hour
7:12 AM Sunrise
7:38 AM Best color
7:46 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 13 an hour

Best around 5:21 AM

From 7:51 PM to 5:43 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

Modest pass, NW to N

Rises 6:31 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:31 AM
until 6:33 AM
Visible for
1m 50s
Highest
11° NNW
Ends
Sets N

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

Sunset

Low

6:21 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
91%around 7 PM
Rain chance
18%around 7 PM
Humidity
79%
Wind
10 mph
5:46 PM Golden hour
6:12 PM Best color
6:21 PM Sunset
6:47 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

First quarter

57% lit

2:48 PM – 1:04 AM

ESE WSW
2:48 PM Moonrise
3:10 PM 4°
7:56 PM Highest, 34°
12:42 AM 4°
1:04 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 73°F Overcast
100% 7% 73% 11 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 72°F Overcast
100% 6% 78% 11 mph
Evening 7 PM 72°F Overcast
91% 18% 79% 10 mph
Late Night 11 PM 72°F Slight rain showers
100% 22% 84% 6 mph

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:03 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:46 AM–7:12 AM
  • Sunrise 7:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:12 AM–7:46 AM
  • Morning best color 7:38 AM
  • Moonrise 2:48 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:46 PM–6:21 PM
  • Evening best color 6:12 PM
  • Sunset 6:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:21 PM–6:47 PM
  • Fully dark 7:46 PM–5:47 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:06 AM–5:47 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