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Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre

Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre

New Barn Road, Amberley, West Sussex, BN18 9LT, South East

Best time to visit

Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre 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

  • 09/07/26

    27° 5%

  • 09/07/26

    27° 5%

  • 09/07/26

    26° 5%

  • 10/07/26

    23° 4%

Weather forecast for Worthing (9.2 miles away) updated 09/07/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.

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

Light pollution map of Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre

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 Thu 9th Jul

Thu 9th Jul

Third Quarter
37 % illuminated
Dark from 22:05 to 23:45
Dark for 1h 39m
Moon phase on Fri 10th Jul

Fri 10th Jul

Waning Crescent
26 % illuminated
Dark from 22:03 to 00:15
Dark for 2h 11m
Moon phase on Sat 11th Jul

Sat 11th Jul

Waning Crescent
17 % illuminated
Dark from 22:02 to 01:01
Dark for 2h 58m
Moon phase on Sun 12th Jul

Sun 12th Jul

Waning Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 22:00 to 02:07
Dark for 4h 6m
Moon phase on Mon 13th Jul

Mon 13th Jul

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 21:59 to 02:18
Dark for 4h 18m
Moon phase on Tue 14th Jul

Tue 14th Jul

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:57 to 02:20
Dark for 4h 22m
Moon phase on Wed 15th Jul

Wed 15th Jul

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 21:55 to 02:22
Dark for 4h 26m

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

Display nearby events on a calendar

  • Hampshire Astronomical Group meeting and talk

    Friday 10th July 2026 from 20:00pm to 21:30pm

    Clanfield Memorial Hall, Clanfield, PO8 0RB (20.7 miles away)

    More info

  • Sun Live! At Clanfield Observatory

    Saturday 11th July 2026 from 14:00pm to 16:00pm

    Clanfield Observatory, Clanfield, PO8 (21.1 miles away)

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  • Solar Observing with Brighton Astro

    Sunday 12th July 2026 from 12:00pm to 16:00pm

    Hove Lagoon Watersports Centre, Brighton and Hove, BN3 4LX (15.7 miles away)

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  • Farnham Astronomical Society meeting

    Tuesday 14th July 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Aldershot Cricket Club, Aldershot, GU12 4BP (25.0 miles away)

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  • Worthing Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Wednesday 15th July 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Emmanuel United Reformed Church - Worthing, Worthing, BN11 4SD (8.9 miles away)

    More info

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