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Friars Square Shopping Centre

Friars Square Shopping Centre

Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 2QF

Best time to visit

Friars Square Shopping Centre 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

    15° 5%

  • 04/05/24

    12° 1%

  • 05/05/24

    9° 0%

  • 05/05/24

    8° 0%

Weather forecast for Aylesbury (0.3 miles away) updated 04/05/24 at 12:00.

Local light pollution

Friars Square Shopping Centre 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 Friars Square Shopping Centre

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 21:04 to 02:53
Dark for 5h 48m
Moon phase on Sun 5th May

Sun 5th May

Waning Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 21:06 to 02:50
Dark for 5h 43m
Moon phase on Mon 6th May

Mon 6th May

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 21:08 to 02:48
Dark for 5h 39m
Moon phase on Tue 7th May

Tue 7th May

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 21:11 to 02:45
Dark for 5h 33m
Moon phase on Wed 8th May

Wed 8th May

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:13 to 02:43
Dark for 5h 29m
Moon phase on Thu 9th May

Thu 9th May

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:15 to 02:41
Dark for 4h 26m
Moon phase on Fri 10th May

Fri 10th May

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 23:29 to 02:38
Dark for 3h 9m

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

Display nearby events on a calendar

  • Luton Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Thursday 27th June 2024 from 19:15pm to 21:00pm

    Someries Junior School, Luton, LU2 9AH (19.2 miles away)

    More info

  • Milton Keynes Astronomical Society – informal astromeet

    Friday 28th June 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Rectory Cottages - Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK63 6BJ (12.7 miles away)

    More info

  • Harwell Open Day (Free event)

    Saturday 29th June 2024 from 10:00am to 16:00pm

    Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, OX11 0QX (27.3 miles away)

    More info

  • Aylesbury Astronomical Society meeting

    Monday 1st July 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Aylesbury Scout Hut, Aylesbury, HP20 1LL (1.0 miles away)

    More info

  • West of London Astronomical Society meeting – Harrow

    Monday 8th July 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Royal British Legion - Harrow, Harrow, HA2 0DW (26.2 miles away)

    More info

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