Valletta, Malta

Wednesday, January 2, 2030

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Valletta, Malta

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:44 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:29 PM Dark enough
4:44 AM Best
5:42 AM Too light
Estimate
~14/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
48°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

The estimate 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, as does rain on the radar now.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

7:12 AM

7:12 AM

6:44 AM Blue hour
7:12 AM Sunrise
7:51 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:59 PM

4:59 PM

Behind the hills at 4:54 PM, 5 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

4:20 PM Golden hour
4:59 PM Sunset
5:27 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

4% lit

5:26 AM – 3:22 PM

ESE WSW
5:26 AM Moonrise
5:49 AM 4°
10:24 AM Highest, 31°
2:59 PM 4°
3:22 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:26 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:44 AM–7:12 AM
  • Sunrise 7:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:12 AM–7:51 AM
  • Morning best color 7:38 AM
  • Moonset 3:23 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:20 PM–4:59 PM
  • Evening best color 4:47 PM
  • Sunset 4:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:59 PM–5:27 PM
  • Fully dark 6:30 PM–5:41 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:30 PM–5:41 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

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