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Beamish Museum

Beamish Museum

Beamish, Washington, County Durham, DH9 0RG

Best time to visit

Beamish Museum 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

  • 06/05/24

    11° 52%

  • 06/05/24

    10° 24%

  • 07/05/24

    9° 21%

  • 07/05/24

    9° 33%

Weather forecast for Stanley (1.8 miles away) updated 05/05/24 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Beamish Museum is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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 Beamish Museum

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 Mon 6th May

Mon 6th May

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 21:37 to 02:25
Dark for 4h 47m
Moon phase on Tue 7th May

Tue 7th May

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 21:40 to 02:22
Dark for 4h 41m
Moon phase on Wed 8th May

Wed 8th May

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:44 to 02:18
Dark for 4h 33m
Moon phase on Thu 9th May

Thu 9th May

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:43 to 02:15
Dark for 3h 32m
Moon phase on Fri 10th May

Fri 10th May

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 00:01 to 02:12
Dark for 2h 11m
Moon phase on Sat 11th May

Sat 11th May

Waxing Crescent
10 % illuminated
Dark from 00:55 to 02:09
Dark for 1h 14m
Moon phase on Sun 12th May

Sun 12th May

Waxing Crescent
18 % illuminated
Dark from 01:30 to 02:06
Dark for 0h 36m

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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    Thursday 16th May 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

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    Friday 17th May 2024 from 18:45pm to 20:30pm

    Wynyard Planetarium & Observatory, Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3JG (21.7 miles away)

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    Sunday 19th May 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

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    Thursday 23rd May 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Cygnus Observatory at Washington Wetland Centre, Washington, NE38 8LE (7.0 miles away)

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  • Durham Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Friday 24th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Durham Botanic Garden, Durham, DH1 3TN (8.9 miles away)

    More info

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