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New Alexandra Theatre - Birmingham

New Alexandra Theatre - Birmingham

Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 4DS

Best time to visit

Weather forecast

  • 17/01/25

    6° 5%

  • 17/01/25

    5° 8%

  • 18/01/25

    3° 9%

  • 18/01/25

    2° 10%

Weather forecast for Birmingham (0.9 miles away) updated 17/01/25 at 12:01.

Local light pollution

New Alexandra Theatre - Birmingham 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 New Alexandra Theatre - Birmingham

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 17th Jan

Fri 17th Jan

Waning Gibbous
90 % illuminated
Dark from 17:48 to 20:45
Dark for 2h 56m
Moon phase on Sat 18th Jan

Sat 18th Jan

Waning Gibbous
83 % illuminated
Dark from 17:50 to 21:58
Dark for 4h 7m
Moon phase on Sun 19th Jan

Sun 19th Jan

Waning Gibbous
76 % illuminated
Dark from 17:51 to 23:09
Dark for 5h 17m
Moon phase on Mon 20th Jan

Mon 20th Jan

Third Quarter
67 % illuminated
Dark from 17:53 to 00:20
Dark for 6h 26m
Moon phase on Tue 21st Jan

Tue 21st Jan

Third Quarter
58 % illuminated
Dark from 17:54 to 01:34
Dark for 7h 39m
Moon phase on Wed 22nd Jan

Wed 22nd Jan

Third Quarter
49 % illuminated
Dark from 17:56 to 02:49
Dark for 8h 52m
Moon phase on Thu 23rd Jan

Thu 23rd Jan

Third Quarter
39 % illuminated
Dark from 17:57 to 04:05
Dark for 10h 7m

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

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