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Leeds City Museum

Leeds City Museum

Millenium Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 8BH

Best time to visit

Leeds City Museum 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

  • 02/06/24

    19° 3%

  • 02/06/24

    16° 0%

  • 03/06/24

    14° 3%

  • 03/06/24

    13° 4%

Weather forecast for Leeds (0.0 miles away) updated 02/06/24 at 12:00.

Local light pollution

Leeds City Museum is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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 Leeds City Museum

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 Sun 2nd Jun

Sun 2nd Jun

Waning Crescent
25 % illuminated
Dark from 22:44 to 01:21
Dark for 2h 36m
Moon phase on Mon 3rd Jun

Mon 3rd Jun

Waning Crescent
16 % illuminated
Dark from 22:47 to 01:19
Dark for 2h 31m
Moon phase on Tue 4th Jun

Tue 4th Jun

Waning Crescent
8 % illuminated
Dark from 22:50 to 01:16
Dark for 2h 25m
Moon phase on Wed 5th Jun

Wed 5th Jun

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 22:52 to 01:14
Dark for 2h 21m
Moon phase on Thu 6th Jun

Thu 6th Jun

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 22:55 to 01:12
Dark for 2h 16m
Moon phase on Fri 7th Jun

Fri 7th Jun

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 22:57 to 01:10
Dark for 2h 12m
Moon phase on Sat 8th Jun

Sat 8th Jun

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 23:17 to 01:08
Dark for 1h 51m

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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