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Marlborough Town Hall

Marlborough Town Hall

High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1AA

Best time to visit

Marlborough Town Hall is a location used for talks and presentations during the annual Marlborough Dark Skies Fest event.

Marlborough Town Hall is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Location events organiser

Marlborough Dark Skies Fest

Marlborough Dark Skies Fest organises events at this location

Please contact Marlborough Dark Skies Fest directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: Marlborough Dark Skies Fest
Facebook: Marlborough Dark Skies Fest

Weather forecast

  • 20/04/24

    10° 1%

  • 20/04/24

    6° 1%

  • 21/04/24

    5° 1%

  • 21/04/24

    4° 4%

Weather forecast for Marlborough (0.2 miles away) updated 20/04/24 at 04:00.

Local light pollution

Marlborough Town Hall 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 Marlborough Town Hall

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 20th Apr

Sat 20th Apr

Waxing Gibbous
86 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sun 21st Apr

Sun 21st Apr

Waxing Gibbous
92 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Mon 22nd Apr

Mon 22nd Apr

Full Moon
96 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Tue 23rd Apr

Tue 23rd Apr

Full Moon
99 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Wed 24th Apr

Wed 24th Apr

Full Moon
100 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Thu 25th Apr

Thu 25th Apr

Full Moon
99 % illuminated
Dark from 20:44 to 21:39
Dark for 0h 54m
Moon phase on Fri 26th Apr

Fri 26th Apr

Waning Gibbous
96 % illuminated
Dark from 20:46 to 22:57
Dark for 2h 10m

Find more dates

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

Calendar

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