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Alexandra Park - Poole

Alexandra Park - Poole

Alexandra Road, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9EW, South West England

Best time to visit

Weather forecast

  • 26/01/25

    8° 81%

  • 26/01/25

    9° 93%

  • 27/01/25

    8° 90%

  • 27/01/25

    8° 42%

Weather forecast for Branksome (0.6 miles away) updated 26/01/25 at 12:01.

Local light pollution

Alexandra Park - Poole is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Alexandra Park - Poole

Best time to visit

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

The below chart shows when the skies will be at their darkest at this location and therefore the best time to visit. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing. See our dark sky calendar for more details.

Moon phase on Sun 26th Jan

Sun 26th Jan

Waning Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 18:05 to 06:33
Dark for 12h 27m
Moon phase on Mon 27th Jan

Mon 27th Jan

Waning Crescent
8 % illuminated
Dark from 18:07 to 06:32
Dark for 12h 24m
Moon phase on Tue 28th Jan

Tue 28th Jan

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 18:08 to 06:31
Dark for 12h 22m
Moon phase on Wed 29th Jan

Wed 29th Jan

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 18:10 to 06:30
Dark for 12h 19m
Moon phase on Thu 30th Jan

Thu 30th Jan

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 18:11 to 06:29
Dark for 12h 17m
Moon phase on Fri 31st Jan

Fri 31st Jan

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 19:38 to 06:28
Dark for 10h 50m
Moon phase on Sat 1st Feb

Sat 1st Feb

Waxing Crescent
8 % illuminated
Dark from 21:04 to 06:26
Dark for 9h 22m

Find more dates

If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!

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