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King George V Playing Fields

King George V Playing Fields

Beehive Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 4BW, East of England

Best time to visit

Public venue - public location used for stargazing events.

Weather forecast

  • 23/05/24

    15° 3%

  • 23/05/24

    12° 0%

  • 24/05/24

    10° 0%

  • 24/05/24

    9° 0%

Weather forecast for Gosling Sports Park (1.1 miles away) updated 23/05/24 at 16:00.

Local light pollution

King George V Playing Fields is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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 King George V Playing Fields

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 Thu 23rd May

Thu 23rd May

Full Moon
100 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Fri 24th May

Fri 24th May

Full Moon
100 % illuminated
Dark from 21:48 to 21:54
Dark for 0h 5m
Moon phase on Sat 25th May

Sat 25th May

Full Moon
98 % illuminated
Dark from 21:50 to 22:58
Dark for 1h 7m
Moon phase on Sun 26th May

Sun 26th May

Waning Gibbous
94 % illuminated
Dark from 21:52 to 23:47
Dark for 1h 54m
Moon phase on Mon 27th May

Mon 27th May

Waning Gibbous
87 % illuminated
Dark from 21:55 to 00:21
Dark for 2h 25m
Moon phase on Tue 28th May

Tue 28th May

Waning Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 21:57 to 00:44
Dark for 2h 46m
Moon phase on Wed 29th May

Wed 29th May

Third Quarter
69 % illuminated
Dark from 21:59 to 01:02
Dark for 3h 2m

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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