Valletta, Malta

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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Valletta, Malta

Meteor shower

Orionids

Around 15 an hour

Best around 5:19 AM

From 7:49 PM to 5:44 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

That morning

Sunrise

7:13 AM

7:13 AM

6:48 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Sunrise
7:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:19 PM

6:19 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:44 PM Golden hour
6:19 PM Sunset
6:45 PM Blue hour ends

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SSE to SE

Rises 7:07 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Rising, then up to SE
When
7:07 PM
until 7:09 PM
Visible for
2m 0s
Highest
12° SE
Ends
Sets SE

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

75% lit

3:45 PM – 3:07 AM

ESE WSW
3:45 PM Moonrise
4:05 PM 4°
9:26 PM Highest, 44°
2:46 AM 4°
3:07 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:05 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:48 AM–7:13 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–7:48 AM
  • Morning best color 7:40 AM
  • Moonrise 3:45 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:44 PM–6:19 PM
  • Evening best color 6:10 PM
  • Sunset 6:19 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:19 PM–6:45 PM
  • Fully dark 7:44 PM–5:49 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:14 AM–5:49 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