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Painshill

Painshill

Portsmouth Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1JE

Best time to visit

Painshill 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

  • 01/12/23

    2° 3%

  • 01/12/23

    1° 8%

  • 02/12/23

    0° 9%

  • 02/12/23

    -1° 10%

Weather forecast for Cobham (1.8 miles away) updated 30/11/23 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Painshill 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 Painshill

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 1st Dec

Fri 1st Dec

Waning Gibbous
86 % illuminated
Dark from 17:17 to 19:21
Dark for 2h 3m
Moon phase on Sat 2nd Dec

Sat 2nd Dec

Waning Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 17:17 to 20:35
Dark for 3h 17m
Moon phase on Sun 3rd Dec

Sun 3rd Dec

Waning Gibbous
71 % illuminated
Dark from 17:17 to 21:49
Dark for 4h 31m
Moon phase on Mon 4th Dec

Mon 4th Dec

Third Quarter
62 % illuminated
Dark from 17:16 to 23:00
Dark for 5h 43m
Moon phase on Tue 5th Dec

Tue 5th Dec

Third Quarter
52 % illuminated
Dark from 17:16 to 00:10
Dark for 6h 53m
Moon phase on Wed 6th Dec

Wed 6th Dec

Third Quarter
43 % illuminated
Dark from 17:16 to 01:20
Dark for 8h 3m
Moon phase on Thu 7th Dec

Thu 7th Dec

Third Quarter
34 % illuminated
Dark from 17:16 to 02:31
Dark for 9h 14m

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

Display nearby events on a calendar

  • Maidenhead Astronomical Society meeting & observing

    Friday 1st December 2023 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    St James-the-Less Church Hall, Maidenhead, SL6 6QW (20.8 miles away)

    More info

  • Kenley Observatory Public Open Evening

    Saturday 2nd December 2023 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Norman Fisher Observatory at Kenley, Kenley, CR8 5EP (12.6 miles away)

    More info

  • Horsham Astronomy Group meeting

    Wednesday 6th December 2023 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    The Forest School - Horsham, Horsham, RH13 5NT (20.4 miles away)

    More info

  • Sackville Observatory Open Evening

    Wednesday 6th December 2023 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Sackville Observatory, Hildenborough, TN11 9HN (28.5 miles away)

    More info

  • Croydon Astronomical Society meeting

    Thursday 7th December 2023 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Trinity School - Croydon, Croydon, CR9 7AT (14.2 miles away)

    More info

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