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Glasgow Science Centre

Glasgow Science Centre

50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G51 1EA

Best time to visit

Glasgow Science 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

  • 03/03/25

    9° 5%

  • 03/03/25

    9° 8%

  • 04/03/25

    9° 5%

  • 04/03/25

    9° 9%

Weather forecast for Rangers F.c. (0.6 miles away) updated 03/03/25 at 16:02.

Local light pollution

Glasgow Science 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 Glasgow Science 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 Mon 3rd Mar

Mon 3rd Mar

Waxing Crescent
12 % illuminated
Dark from 23:36 to 05:39
Dark for 6h 3m
Moon phase on Tue 4th Mar

Tue 4th Mar

Waxing Crescent
21 % illuminated
Dark from 01:17 to 05:37
Dark for 4h 20m
Moon phase on Wed 5th Mar

Wed 5th Mar

First Quarter
31 % illuminated
Dark from 02:53 to 05:34
Dark for 2h 41m
Moon phase on Thu 6th Mar

Thu 6th Mar

First Quarter
42 % illuminated
Dark from 04:16 to 05:32
Dark for 1h 16m
Moon phase on Fri 7th Mar

Fri 7th Mar

First Quarter
53 % illuminated
Dark from 05:15 to 05:29
Dark for 0h 14m
Moon phase on Sat 8th Mar

Sat 8th Mar

First Quarter
64 % illuminated
Dark from 19:26 to 05:27
Dark for 10h 0m
Moon phase on Sun 9th Mar

Sun 9th Mar

Waxing Gibbous
74 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS

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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