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Old Warden Aerodrome

Old Warden Aerodrome

Biggleswade, Bedford, Bedfordshire, SG18 9DU

Best time to visit

Old Warden Aerodrome 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

  • 25/05/24

    16° 6%

  • 25/05/24

    13° 4%

  • 26/05/24

    12° 85%

  • 26/05/24

    12° 93%

Weather forecast for Swiss Garden (0.1 miles away) updated 25/05/24 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Old Warden Aerodrome 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 Old Warden Aerodrome

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 25th May

Sat 25th May

Full Moon
98 % illuminated
Dark from 21:54 to 23:01
Dark for 1h 6m
Moon phase on Sun 26th May

Sun 26th May

Waning Gibbous
94 % illuminated
Dark from 21:56 to 23:50
Dark for 1h 53m
Moon phase on Mon 27th May

Mon 27th May

Waning Gibbous
87 % illuminated
Dark from 21:59 to 00:23
Dark for 2h 23m
Moon phase on Tue 28th May

Tue 28th May

Waning Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 22:01 to 00:46
Dark for 2h 44m
Moon phase on Wed 29th May

Wed 29th May

Third Quarter
69 % illuminated
Dark from 22:03 to 01:03
Dark for 2h 59m
Moon phase on Thu 30th May

Thu 30th May

Third Quarter
58 % illuminated
Dark from 22:05 to 01:17
Dark for 3h 11m
Moon phase on Fri 31st May

Fri 31st May

Third Quarter
47 % illuminated
Dark from 22:07 to 01:29
Dark for 3h 21m

Find more dates

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

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Events nearby

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  • Cambridge Young Astronomers (7 to 11 year olds)

    Saturday 31st August 2024 from 10:00am to 12:00pm

    Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA (19.6 miles away)

    More info

  • Cambridge AstroPlus

    Monday 2nd September 2024 from 19:15pm to 20:45pm

    Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA (19.6 miles away)

    More info

  • Aylesbury Astronomical Society meeting

    Monday 2nd September 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Aylesbury Scout Hut, Aylesbury, HP20 1LL (27.3 miles away)

    More info

  • St Neots Astronomy Association monthly meeting

    Monday 2nd September 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Paxton Pits Nature Reserve, Little Paxton, PE19 6ET (11.8 miles away)

    More info

  • Milton Keynes Astronomical Society – informal astromeet

    Friday 6th September 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Rectory Cottages - Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK63 6BJ (19.1 miles away)

    More info

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