Valletta, Malta

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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Valletta, Malta
High 76°F, low 69°F.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Around 18 an hour

Best around 5:20 AM

From 7:50 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.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
67%around 9 AM
Rain chance
19%around 9 AM
Humidity
88%
Wind
7 mph
6:47 AM Blue hour
7:12 AM Sunrise
7:16 AM Best color
7:47 AM Golden hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, N to N

Rises 5:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
N
Rising, then up to N
When
5:45 AM
until 5:46 AM
Visible for
1m 10s
Highest
14° N
Ends
Sets N

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

Sunset

Good

6:20 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
48%around 7 PM
Rain chance
4%around 7 PM
Humidity
84%
Wind
5 mph
5:45 PM Golden hour
6:13 PM Best color
6:20 PM Sunset
6:46 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

Waxing gibbous

66% lit

3:18 PM – 2:05 AM

ESE WSW
3:18 PM Moonrise
3:39 PM 4°
8:41 PM Highest, 39°
1:44 AM 4°
2:05 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 Overcast
67% 19% 88% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 75°F Partly cloudy
62% 25% 75% 8 mph
Evening 7 PM 73°F Partly cloudy
48% 4% 84% 5 mph
Late Night 11 PM 73°F Partly cloudy
54% 2% 90% 3 mph

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:04 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:47 AM–7:12 AM
  • Sunrise 7:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:12 AM–7:47 AM
  • Morning best color 7:39 AM
  • Moonrise 3:18 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:45 PM–6:20 PM
  • Evening best color 6:11 PM
  • Sunset 6:20 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:20 PM–6:46 PM
  • Fully dark 7:45 PM–5:48 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:15 AM–5:48 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

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 Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:25 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:25 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