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Hungry Hiker Cafe

Hungry Hiker Cafe

Hengistbury Head, Broadway, Dorset, BH6 4EN

Best time to visit

Public venue - public location used for stargazing events.

Weather forecast

  • 07/09/24

    17° 16%

  • 07/09/24

    16° 22%

  • 08/09/24

    16° 49%

  • 08/09/24

    15° 48%

Weather forecast for Bournemouth - Hengistbury West (beach) (0.2 miles away) updated 07/09/24 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Hungry Hiker Cafe 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 Hungry Hiker Cafe

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 7th Sep

Sat 7th Sep

Waxing Crescent
13 % illuminated
Dark from 19:52 to 04:18
Dark for 8h 25m
Moon phase on Sun 8th Sep

Sun 8th Sep

Waxing Crescent
20 % illuminated
Dark from 20:04 to 04:20
Dark for 8h 16m
Moon phase on Mon 9th Sep

Mon 9th Sep

Waxing Crescent
29 % illuminated
Dark from 20:25 to 04:22
Dark for 7h 57m
Moon phase on Tue 10th Sep

Tue 10th Sep

First Quarter
38 % illuminated
Dark from 20:56 to 04:24
Dark for 7h 28m
Moon phase on Wed 11th Sep

Wed 11th Sep

First Quarter
48 % illuminated
Dark from 21:41 to 04:25
Dark for 6h 44m
Moon phase on Thu 12th Sep

Thu 12th Sep

First Quarter
58 % illuminated
Dark from 22:42 to 04:27
Dark for 5h 45m
Moon phase on Fri 13th Sep

Fri 13th Sep

First Quarter
68 % illuminated
Dark from 23:59 to 04:29
Dark for 4h 30m

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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