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City College Peterborough

City College Peterborough

Brook Street, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1TU, East of England

Best time to visit

City College Peterborough is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Local light pollution

City College Peterborough is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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 City College Peterborough

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 Tue 15th Jul

Tue 15th Jul

Waning Gibbous
82 % illuminated
Dark from 22:13 to 22:16
Dark for 0h 2m
Moon phase on Wed 16th Jul

Wed 16th Jul

Waning Gibbous
72 % illuminated
Dark from 22:11 to 22:26
Dark for 0h 14m
Moon phase on Thu 17th Jul

Thu 17th Jul

Third Quarter
62 % illuminated
Dark from 22:09 to 22:38
Dark for 0h 28m
Moon phase on Fri 18th Jul

Fri 18th Jul

Third Quarter
50 % illuminated
Dark from 22:07 to 22:53
Dark for 0h 45m
Moon phase on Sat 19th Jul

Sat 19th Jul

Third Quarter
39 % illuminated
Dark from 22:04 to 23:14
Dark for 1h 9m
Moon phase on Sun 20th Jul

Sun 20th Jul

Waning Crescent
28 % illuminated
Dark from 22:02 to 23:44
Dark for 1h 41m
Moon phase on Mon 21st Jul

Mon 21st Jul

Waning Crescent
18 % illuminated
Dark from 22:00 to 00:30
Dark for 2h 29m

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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  • Northants Amateur Astronomers meeting

    Tuesday 15th July 2025 from 19:45pm to 21:30pm

    Geddington Village Hall, Geddington, NN14 1AZ (21.3 miles away)

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  • Cambridge Astronomical Association speaker meeting

    Friday 18th July 2025 from 20:00pm to 21:30pm

    Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA (28.6 miles away)

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  • Nene Valley Astronomical Society speaker evening

    Monday 21st July 2025 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Chelveston Village Hall, Chelveston, NN9 6AT (22.6 miles away)

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  • Cambridge Young Astronomers (7 to 11 year olds)

    Saturday 26th July 2025 from 10:00am to 12:00pm

    Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA (28.6 miles away)

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  • King’s Lynn and District Astronomy Society informal meeting

    Monday 28th July 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Tottenhill Village Hall, Tottenhill, PE33 0RS (28.5 miles away)

    More info

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