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Lickey Hills Visitor Centre

Lickey Hills Visitor Centre

Warren Lane, Cofton Hackett, West Midlands, B45 8ER

Best time to visit

Lickey Hills Visitor Centre 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

  • 03/05/24

    10° 92%

  • 03/05/24

    9° 82%

  • 04/05/24

    8° 76%

  • 04/05/24

    8° 14%

Weather forecast for Rednal (1.2 miles away) updated 03/05/24 at 12:00.

Local light pollution

Lickey Hills Visitor Centre 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 Lickey Hills Visitor Centre

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 Fri 3rd May

Fri 3rd May

Third Quarter
33 % illuminated
Dark from 21:10 to 02:56
Dark for 5h 45m
Moon phase on Sat 4th May

Sat 4th May

Waning Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 21:12 to 02:54
Dark for 5h 41m
Moon phase on Sun 5th May

Sun 5th May

Waning Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 21:15 to 02:51
Dark for 5h 35m
Moon phase on Mon 6th May

Mon 6th May

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 21:17 to 02:48
Dark for 5h 30m
Moon phase on Tue 7th May

Tue 7th May

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 21:20 to 02:46
Dark for 5h 25m
Moon phase on Wed 8th May

Wed 8th May

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:22 to 02:43
Dark for 5h 20m
Moon phase on Thu 9th May

Thu 9th May

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:24 to 02:41
Dark for 4h 17m

Find more dates

If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!

Calendar

Events nearby

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  • Walsall Astronomical Society meeting and stargazing

    Thursday 9th May 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Rushall Olympic Football Club, Rushall, WS4 1LJ (15.7 miles away)

    More info

  • Coventry and Warwickshire Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Friday 10th May 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:30pm

    Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall, Coventry, CV5 6NF (20.1 miles away)

    More info

  • Perton Library Science Fair 2024

    Saturday 11th May 2024 from 10:00am to 15:00pm

    Perton Library, Perton, WV6 7QU (17.1 miles away)

    More info

  • Wolverhampton Astronomical Society meeting

    Monday 13th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, WV1 1LY (15.4 miles away)

    More info

  • Sutton Coldfield Astronomical Club meeting

    Wednesday 15th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 22:30pm

    Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1NL (14.7 miles away)

    More info

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