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Damerham Sports Field

Damerham Sports Field

Damerham, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 3HQ, South East England

Best time to visit

Weather forecast

  • 21/03/25

    11° 96%

  • 21/03/25

    11° 19%

  • 22/03/25

    10° 7%

  • 22/03/25

    9° 6%

Weather forecast for Whitsbury (2.3 miles away) updated 21/03/25 at 16:02.

Local light pollution

Damerham Sports Field is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural 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 Damerham Sports Field

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 21st Mar

Fri 21st Mar

Third Quarter
64 % illuminated
Dark from 19:33 to 02:48
Dark for 7h 14m
Moon phase on Sat 22nd Mar

Sat 22nd Mar

Third Quarter
55 % illuminated
Dark from 19:35 to 03:38
Dark for 8h 2m
Moon phase on Sun 23rd Mar

Sun 23rd Mar

Third Quarter
45 % illuminated
Dark from 19:37 to 04:15
Dark for 8h 37m
Moon phase on Mon 24th Mar

Mon 24th Mar

Third Quarter
35 % illuminated
Dark from 19:39 to 04:42
Dark for 9h 2m
Moon phase on Tue 25th Mar

Tue 25th Mar

Waning Crescent
25 % illuminated
Dark from 19:41 to 04:43
Dark for 9h 1m
Moon phase on Wed 26th Mar

Wed 26th Mar

Waning Crescent
16 % illuminated
Dark from 19:42 to 04:40
Dark for 8h 57m
Moon phase on Thu 27th Mar

Thu 27th Mar

Waning Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 19:44 to 04:38
Dark for 8h 53m

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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