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Oakeley Arms Hotel

Oakeley Arms Hotel

Maentwrog, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, LL41 3YU

Best time to visit

Oakeley Arms Hotel 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

  • 07/05/24

    11° 3%

  • 07/05/24

    9° 1%

  • 08/05/24

    8° 14%

  • 08/05/24

    8° 6%

Weather forecast for Moelwyn Mawr (2.4 miles away) updated 06/05/24 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Oakeley Arms Hotel is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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 Oakeley Arms Hotel

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 Tue 7th May

Tue 7th May

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 21:32 to 02:49
Dark for 5h 16m
Moon phase on Wed 8th May

Wed 8th May

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:35 to 02:46
Dark for 5h 10m
Moon phase on Thu 9th May

Thu 9th May

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:37 to 02:44
Dark for 4h 7m
Moon phase on Fri 10th May

Fri 10th May

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 23:52 to 02:41
Dark for 2h 49m
Moon phase on Sat 11th May

Sat 11th May

Waxing Crescent
10 % illuminated
Dark from 00:47 to 02:38
Dark for 1h 51m
Moon phase on Sun 12th May

Sun 12th May

Waxing Crescent
18 % illuminated
Dark from 01:24 to 02:36
Dark for 1h 12m
Moon phase on Mon 13th May

Mon 13th May

Waxing Crescent
26 % illuminated
Dark from 01:48 to 02:33
Dark for 0h 45m

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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