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Alston Town Hall

Alston Town Hall

Front Street, Alston, Cumbria, CA9 3RF, North West

Best time to visit

Alston Town Hall is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Weather forecast

  • 03/05/24

    11° 29%

  • 03/05/24

    9° 34%

  • 04/05/24

    8° 35%

  • 04/05/24

    8° 35%

Weather forecast for Alston (0.0 miles away) updated 03/05/24 at 04:00.

Local light pollution

Alston Town Hall is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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 Alston Town Hall

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 Fri 3rd May

Fri 3rd May

Third Quarter
33 % illuminated
Dark from 21:31 to 02:38
Dark for 5h 6m
Moon phase on Sat 4th May

Sat 4th May

Waning Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 21:34 to 02:35
Dark for 5h 0m
Moon phase on Sun 5th May

Sun 5th May

Waning Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 21:37 to 02:32
Dark for 4h 54m
Moon phase on Mon 6th May

Mon 6th May

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 21:40 to 02:29
Dark for 4h 48m
Moon phase on Tue 7th May

Tue 7th May

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 21:43 to 02:26
Dark for 4h 42m
Moon phase on Wed 8th May

Wed 8th May

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:46 to 02:22
Dark for 4h 35m
Moon phase on Thu 9th May

Thu 9th May

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:46 to 02:19
Dark for 3h 33m

Find more dates

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

Calendar

Events nearby

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  • Border Astronomical Society informal meeting and observing

    Thursday 13th February 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Trinity School Observatory, Carlisle, CA1 1JB (20.4 miles away)

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  • Border Astronomical Society informal meeting and observing

    Thursday 13th March 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Trinity School Observatory, Carlisle, CA1 1JB (20.4 miles away)

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  • Border Astronomical Society informal meeting and observing

    Thursday 10th April 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Trinity School Observatory, Carlisle, CA1 1JB (20.4 miles away)

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