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Old Sarum

Old Sarum

Castle Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3SD, South West

Best time to visit

Old Sarum 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

English Heritage

English Heritage organises events at this location

Please contact English Heritage directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: English Heritage
Twitter: @EnglishHeritage

Weather forecast

  • 25/04/24

    10° 49%

  • 25/04/24

    8° 10%

  • 26/04/24

    7° 11%

  • 26/04/24

    7° 9%

Weather forecast for Salisbury (1.8 miles away) updated 25/04/24 at 04:00.

Local light pollution

Old Sarum 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 Old Sarum

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 Thu 25th Apr

Thu 25th Apr

Full Moon
99 % illuminated
Dark from 20:43 to 21:38
Dark for 0h 54m
Moon phase on Fri 26th Apr

Fri 26th Apr

Waning Gibbous
96 % illuminated
Dark from 20:45 to 22:55
Dark for 2h 9m
Moon phase on Sat 27th Apr

Sat 27th Apr

Waning Gibbous
91 % illuminated
Dark from 20:47 to 00:06
Dark for 3h 18m
Moon phase on Sun 28th Apr

Sun 28th Apr

Waning Gibbous
84 % illuminated
Dark from 20:49 to 01:05
Dark for 4h 15m
Moon phase on Mon 29th Apr

Mon 29th Apr

Waning Gibbous
76 % illuminated
Dark from 20:52 to 01:49
Dark for 4h 57m
Moon phase on Tue 30th Apr

Tue 30th Apr

Third Quarter
66 % illuminated
Dark from 20:54 to 02:20
Dark for 5h 25m
Moon phase on Wed 1st May

Wed 1st May

Third Quarter
55 % illuminated
Dark from 20:56 to 02:43
Dark for 5h 46m

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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  • Friends of the Marlborough Telescope observing session

    Thursday 20th June 2024 from 22:00pm to Friday 21st June 2024 00:00am

    Blackett Observatory, Marlborough, SN8 1PA (23.0 miles away)

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  • Wessex Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Tuesday 2nd July 2024 from 00:00am to 21:00pm

    Allendale Centre - Wimborne, Wimborne, BH21 1AS (21.6 miles away)

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  • West Wight Stargazing Club

    Tuesday 2nd July 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Island Planetarium, Yarmouth, PO41 0RR (29.4 miles away)

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  • Southampton Astronomical Society meeting

    Thursday 11th July 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Issac Watts Memorial Hall, Southampton, SO16 6TS (20.0 miles away)

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  • Solent Amateur Astronomers meeting

    Tuesday 16th July 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Oasis Academy, Southampton, SO16 8FA (18.3 miles away)

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