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Maumbury Rings

Maumbury Rings

Maumbury Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1QN

Best time to visit

Maumbury Rings 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

  • 05/10/24

    15° 5%

  • 05/10/24

    15° 88%

  • 06/10/24

    13° 91%

  • 06/10/24

    12° 12%

Weather forecast for Dorchester (0.4 miles away) updated 05/10/24 at 20:01.

Local light pollution

Maumbury Rings 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 Maumbury Rings

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 5th Oct

Sat 5th Oct

Waxing Crescent
4 % illuminated
Dark from 18:49 to 05:08
Dark for 10h 18m
Moon phase on Sun 6th Oct

Sun 6th Oct

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 18:47 to 05:09
Dark for 10h 21m
Moon phase on Mon 7th Oct

Mon 7th Oct

Waxing Crescent
15 % illuminated
Dark from 19:00 to 05:11
Dark for 10h 11m
Moon phase on Tue 8th Oct

Tue 8th Oct

Waxing Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 19:38 to 05:13
Dark for 9h 35m
Moon phase on Wed 9th Oct

Wed 9th Oct

First Quarter
32 % illuminated
Dark from 20:32 to 05:14
Dark for 8h 42m
Moon phase on Thu 10th Oct

Thu 10th Oct

First Quarter
42 % illuminated
Dark from 21:41 to 05:16
Dark for 7h 35m
Moon phase on Fri 11th Oct

Fri 11th Oct

First Quarter
52 % illuminated
Dark from 23:02 to 05:17
Dark for 6h 15m

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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  • Cranborne Chase Astronomy Club meeting or observing

    Wednesday 9th October 2024 from 19:15pm to 21:00pm

    Grosvenor Arms Hotel - Shaftesbury, Shaftesbury, SP7 8JA (23.1 miles away)

    More info

  • Weymouth Astronomy Club meeting

    Friday 11th October 2024 from 19:30pm to 17:00pm

    Aldhelm's Church Centre, Weymouth, DT3 5EW (5.5 miles away)

    More info

  • Crewkerne and District Astronomical Society meeting and observing

    Wednesday 16th October 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Norton-sub-Hambdon Village Hall, Norton-sub-Hambdon, TA14 6SF (21.3 miles away)

    More info

  • Full Moon Walk | October Hunter’s Moon (Women only)

    Thursday 17th October 2024 from 17:30pm to 19:30pm

    RSPB Arne, Wareham, BH20 5BJ (17.5 miles away)

    More info

  • Full Moon Walk | October Hunter’s Moon

    Friday 18th October 2024 from 17:30pm to 19:30pm

    RSPB Arne, Wareham, BH20 5BJ (17.5 miles away)

    More info

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