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Dartington Hall

Dartington Hall

Dartington, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6EL

Best time to visit

Dartington Hall 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

  • 08/09/24

    16° 8%

  • 08/09/24

    16° 3%

  • 09/09/24

    15° 8%

  • 09/09/24

    14° 4%

Weather forecast for Dartington Hall Grounds (0.3 miles away) updated 08/09/24 at 20:01.

Local light pollution

Dartington Hall is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-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 Dartington Hall

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 Sun 8th Sep

Sun 8th Sep

Waxing Crescent
20 % illuminated
Dark from 20:12 to 04:29
Dark for 8h 17m
Moon phase on Mon 9th Sep

Mon 9th Sep

Waxing Crescent
29 % illuminated
Dark from 20:35 to 04:30
Dark for 7h 55m
Moon phase on Tue 10th Sep

Tue 10th Sep

First Quarter
38 % illuminated
Dark from 21:06 to 04:32
Dark for 7h 26m
Moon phase on Wed 11th Sep

Wed 11th Sep

First Quarter
48 % illuminated
Dark from 21:51 to 04:34
Dark for 6h 43m
Moon phase on Thu 12th Sep

Thu 12th Sep

First Quarter
58 % illuminated
Dark from 22:52 to 04:35
Dark for 5h 43m
Moon phase on Fri 13th Sep

Fri 13th Sep

First Quarter
68 % illuminated
Dark from 00:09 to 04:37
Dark for 4h 28m
Moon phase on Sat 14th Sep

Sat 14th Sep

Waxing Gibbous
78 % illuminated
Dark from 01:37 to 04:39
Dark for 3h 2m

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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    Friday 13th September 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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    Friday 13th September 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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    Saturday 14th September 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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    Thursday 19th September 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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