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Guildford Cathedral

Guildford Cathedral

Stag Hill, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7UP

Best time to visit

Guildford Cathedral 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

  • 13/08/22

    31° 0%

  • 13/08/22

    25° 0%

  • 14/08/22

    22° 0%

  • 14/08/22

    20° 0%

Weather forecast for Guildford (1.0 miles away) updated 13/08/22 at 04:00.

Local light pollution

Guildford Cathedral is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Guildford Cathedral

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.

Sat 13th Aug

Full Moon
99% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Sun 14th Aug

Waning Gibbous
95% illuminated
Dark from 20:52 to 20:53
Dark for 0h 0m

Mon 15th Aug

Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Dark from 20:49 to 21:07
Dark for 0h 17m

Tue 16th Aug

Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Dark from 20:47 to 21:21
Dark for 0h 33m

Wed 17th Aug

Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Dark from 20:44 to 21:36
Dark for 0h 51m

Thu 18th Aug

Third Quarter
62% illuminated
Dark from 20:41 to 21:54
Dark for 1h 12m

Fri 19th Aug

Third Quarter
52% illuminated
Dark from 20:39 to 22:16
Dark for 1h 36m

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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Events nearby

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  • Perseids meteor shower and nocturnal wildlife guided walk

    Saturday 13th August 2022 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Petworth House and Park, Midhurst, GU28 9LR (17.5 miles away)

    More info

  • Chiltern Observatory observing evening

    Wednesday 17th August 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    The Chiltern Observatory, Amersham, HP7 0QG (29.1 miles away)

    More info

  • Walton Astronomy Group meeting and observing

    Thursday 18th August 2022 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Prince of Wales - Esher, Esher, KT10 8LA (12.4 miles away)

    More info

  • Reading Astronomical Society meeting

    Saturday 20th August 2022 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    St Peter's Church Hall - Earley, Earley, RG6 1EY (20.2 miles away)

    More info

  • Worthing Astronomers club observing night

    Saturday 20th August 2022 from 19:00pm to 23:00pm

    Clapham & Patching Village Hall, Worthing, BN13 3UT (28.1 miles away)

    More info

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