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Flag Fen Archaeology Park

Flag Fen Archaeology Park

Northey Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 7QJ

Best time to visit

Flag Fen Archaeology Park 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

  • 04/05/24

    16° 4%

  • 04/05/24

    13° 4%

  • 05/05/24

    11° 3%

  • 05/05/24

    9° 0%

Weather forecast for Peterborough (2.1 miles away) updated 04/05/24 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Flag Fen Archaeology Park 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 Flag Fen Archaeology Park

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 Sat 4th May

Sat 4th May

Waning Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 21:06 to 02:45
Dark for 5h 38m
Moon phase on Sun 5th May

Sun 5th May

Waning Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 21:09 to 02:42
Dark for 5h 32m
Moon phase on Mon 6th May

Mon 6th May

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 21:11 to 02:40
Dark for 5h 28m
Moon phase on Tue 7th May

Tue 7th May

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 21:14 to 02:37
Dark for 5h 22m
Moon phase on Wed 8th May

Wed 8th May

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:16 to 02:34
Dark for 5h 17m
Moon phase on Thu 9th May

Thu 9th May

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:18 to 02:32
Dark for 4h 14m
Moon phase on Fri 10th May

Fri 10th May

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 23:33 to 02:29
Dark for 2h 56m

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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  • Cambridge Astronomical Association speaker meeting

    Friday 16th August 2024 from 20:00pm to 21:30pm

    Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA (27.7 miles away)

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  • Northants Amateur Astronomers Group Meeting

    Tuesday 20th August 2024 from 19:45pm to 21:30pm

    Geddington Village Hall, Geddington, NN14 1AZ (23.1 miles away)

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  • King’s Lynn and District Astronomy Society informal meeting

    Monday 26th August 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Tottenhill Village Hall, Tottenhill, PE33 0RS (26.6 miles away)

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  • Cambridge Young Astronomers (7 to 11 year olds)

    Saturday 31st August 2024 from 10:00am to 12:00pm

    Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA (27.7 miles away)

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  • Cambridge AstroPlus

    Monday 2nd September 2024 from 19:15pm to 20:45pm

    Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA (27.7 miles away)

    More info

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