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Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Lane, Hoghton, Lancashire, PR5 0SH, North West

Best time to visit

Hoghton Tower 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

  • 16/08/22

    17° 7%

  • 16/08/22

    15° 9%

  • 17/08/22

    14° 7%

  • 17/08/22

    13° 6%

Weather forecast for Blackburn Rovers F.c. (3.6 miles away) updated 16/08/22 at 12:00.

Local light pollution

Hoghton Tower is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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 Hoghton Tower

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.

Tue 16th Aug

Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Dark from 21:09 to 21:25
Dark for 0h 15m

Wed 17th Aug

Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Dark from 21:07 to 21:37
Dark for 0h 30m

Thu 18th Aug

Third Quarter
62% illuminated
Dark from 21:04 to 21:52
Dark for 0h 47m

Fri 19th Aug

Third Quarter
52% illuminated
Dark from 21:01 to 22:11
Dark for 1h 9m

Sat 20th Aug

Third Quarter
42% illuminated
Dark from 20:58 to 22:37
Dark for 1h 38m

Sun 21st Aug

Third Quarter
33% illuminated
Dark from 20:55 to 23:14
Dark for 2h 18m

Mon 22nd Aug

Waning Crescent
24% illuminated
Dark from 20:52 to 00:02
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!

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Events nearby

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    Wednesday 17th August 2022 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Leighton Observatory, Widnes, WA8 5QW (24.5 miles away)

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

    Salford Observatory, Chasely Fields, M6 7DZ (19.9 miles away)

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  • Manchester Astronomical Society weekly meeting at Godlee Observatory

    Thursday 18th August 2022 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Godlee Observatory, Manchester, M1 3NL (22.6 miles away)

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    Friday 19th August 2022 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Quaker Meeting House - Liverpool, Liverpool, L1 3BT (28.2 miles away)

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    Friday 19th August 2022 from 21:00pm to 23:00pm

    High Legh Community Observatory, High Legh, WA16 6NS (26.2 miles away)

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