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Ambleside Parish Centre

Ambleside Parish Centre

Vicarage Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9DH, North West England

Best time to visit

Weather forecast

  • 18/04/25

    10° 97%

Weather forecast for Ambleside (0.3 miles away) updated 18/04/25 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Ambleside Parish Centre 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 Ambleside Parish 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 Fri 18th Apr

Fri 18th Apr

Waning Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 20:49 to 02:08
Dark for 5h 18m
Moon phase on Sat 19th Apr

Sat 19th Apr

Waning Gibbous
70 % illuminated
Dark from 20:51 to 02:45
Dark for 5h 53m
Moon phase on Sun 20th Apr

Sun 20th Apr

Third Quarter
61 % illuminated
Dark from 20:54 to 03:10
Dark for 6h 15m
Moon phase on Mon 21st Apr

Mon 21st Apr

Third Quarter
51 % illuminated
Dark from 20:56 to 03:21
Dark for 6h 24m
Moon phase on Tue 22nd Apr

Tue 22nd Apr

Third Quarter
40 % illuminated
Dark from 20:59 to 03:18
Dark for 6h 18m
Moon phase on Wed 23rd Apr

Wed 23rd Apr

Waning Crescent
30 % illuminated
Dark from 21:02 to 03:15
Dark for 6h 12m
Moon phase on Thu 24th Apr

Thu 24th Apr

Waning Crescent
20 % illuminated
Dark from 21:04 to 03:12
Dark for 6h 7m

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

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