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An Lochan - Inverness College Campus

An Lochan - Inverness College Campus

Inverness College Campus, Inverness, IV2 5NB

Best time to visit

An Lochan - Inverness College Campus is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Weather forecast

  • 19/01/22

    4° 13%

  • 19/01/22

    2° 7%

  • 20/01/22

    1° 4%

  • 20/01/22

    1° 7%

Weather forecast for Inverness (1.5 miles away) updated 18/01/22 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.

Wed 19th Jan

Full Moon
99% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Thu 20th Jan

Waning Gibbous
96% illuminated
Dark from 17:50 to 19:02
Dark for 1h 11m

Fri 21st Jan

Waning Gibbous
91% illuminated
Dark from 17:52 to 20:26
Dark for 2h 33m

Sat 22nd Jan

Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Dark from 17:54 to 21:50
Dark for 3h 55m

Sun 23rd Jan

Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Dark from 17:55 to 23:15
Dark for 5h 19m

Mon 24th Jan

Third Quarter
67% illuminated
Dark from 17:57 to 00:42
Dark for 6h 44m

Tue 25th Jan

Third Quarter
56% illuminated
Dark from 17:59 to 02:13
Dark for 8h 13m

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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Events nearby

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  • Dark Sky Burns at Abriachan Forest

    Saturday 29th January 2022 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Abriachan Forest Trust, Inverness, IV3 8LB (11.2 miles away)

    More info

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