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An Lochan - Inverness College Campus

An Lochan - Inverness College Campus

Inverness College Campus, Inverness, Inverness-shire, IV2 5NB

Best time to visit

An Lochan - Inverness College Campus 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

  • 18/08/22

    17° 52%

  • 18/08/22

    15° 6%

  • 19/08/22

    13° 4%

  • 19/08/22

    13° 42%

Weather forecast for Inverness (1.5 miles away) updated 18/08/22 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

An Lochan - Inverness College Campus is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.

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

Light pollution map of An Lochan - Inverness College Campus

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.

Thu 18th Aug

Third Quarter
62% illuminated
Dark from 21:38 to 21:40
Dark for 0h 1m

Fri 19th Aug

Third Quarter
52% illuminated
Dark from 21:34 to 21:53
Dark for 0h 18m

Sat 20th Aug

Third Quarter
42% illuminated
Dark from 21:30 to 22:12
Dark for 0h 41m

Sun 21st Aug

Third Quarter
33% illuminated
Dark from 21:27 to 22:44
Dark for 1h 16m

Mon 22nd Aug

Waning Crescent
24% illuminated
Dark from 21:23 to 23:32
Dark for 2h 8m

Tue 23rd Aug

Waning Crescent
17% illuminated
Dark from 21:19 to 00:37
Dark for 3h 17m

Wed 24th Aug

Waning Crescent
10% illuminated
Dark from 21:16 to 01:54
Dark for 4h 37m

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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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