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Heath Old Stone Bus Stop

Heath Old Stone Bus Stop

Heath, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5SE

Best time to visit

Weather forecast

  • 06/12/23

    0° 5%

  • 06/12/23

    2° 9%

  • 07/12/23

    3° 10%

  • 07/12/23

    3° 20%

Weather forecast for East Moor (0.9 miles away) updated 06/12/23 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Heath Old Stone Bus Stop 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 Heath Old Stone Bus Stop

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 Wed 6th Dec

Wed 6th Dec

Third Quarter
43 % illuminated
Dark from 17:14 to 01:25
Dark for 8h 10m
Moon phase on Thu 7th Dec

Thu 7th Dec

Third Quarter
34 % illuminated
Dark from 17:14 to 02:38
Dark for 9h 23m
Moon phase on Fri 8th Dec

Fri 8th Dec

Waning Crescent
25 % illuminated
Dark from 17:14 to 03:55
Dark for 10h 40m
Moon phase on Sat 9th Dec

Sat 9th Dec

Waning Crescent
17 % illuminated
Dark from 17:13 to 05:17
Dark for 12h 3m
Moon phase on Sun 10th Dec

Sun 10th Dec

Waning Crescent
10 % illuminated
Dark from 17:13 to 06:42
Dark for 13h 28m
Moon phase on Mon 11th Dec

Mon 11th Dec

Waning Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 17:13 to 06:45
Dark for 13h 31m
Moon phase on Tue 12th Dec

Tue 12th Dec

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 17:13 to 06:45
Dark for 13h 31m

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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