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Raunds Community Library

Raunds Community Library

Raunds, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 6HT

Best time to visit

Raunds Community Library 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

  • 04/10/24

    12° 4%

  • 04/10/24

    11° 4%

  • 05/10/24

    9° 1%

  • 05/10/24

    8° 0%

Weather forecast for Raunds (0.4 miles away) updated 04/10/24 at 16:01.

Local light pollution

Raunds Community Library 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 Raunds Community Library

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 4th Oct

Fri 4th Oct

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 18:45 to 04:57
Dark for 10h 11m
Moon phase on Sat 5th Oct

Sat 5th Oct

Waxing Crescent
4 % illuminated
Dark from 18:42 to 04:59
Dark for 10h 16m
Moon phase on Sun 6th Oct

Sun 6th Oct

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 18:40 to 05:01
Dark for 10h 20m
Moon phase on Mon 7th Oct

Mon 7th Oct

Waxing Crescent
15 % illuminated
Dark from 18:40 to 05:02
Dark for 10h 22m
Moon phase on Tue 8th Oct

Tue 8th Oct

Waxing Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 19:18 to 05:04
Dark for 9h 46m
Moon phase on Wed 9th Oct

Wed 9th Oct

First Quarter
32 % illuminated
Dark from 20:10 to 05:06
Dark for 8h 56m
Moon phase on Thu 10th Oct

Thu 10th Oct

First Quarter
42 % illuminated
Dark from 21:21 to 05:08
Dark for 7h 47m

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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  • Nene Valley Astronomical Society observing evening (weather permitting)

    Friday 4th October 2024 from 20:00pm to 23:00pm

    Chelveston Village Hall, Chelveston, NN9 6AT (2.5 miles away)

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  • North Northants Astronomy Club meeting and observing

    Friday 4th October 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Brigstock Village Hall, Brigstock, NN14 3ET (8.4 miles away)

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  • Observing evening with St Neots Astronomy Association

    Monday 7th October 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

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  • Public stargazing with Sandy Astronomical Society

    Monday 7th October 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Blunham Playing Fields, Blunham, MK44 3ND (16.3 miles away)

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  • Cambridge AstroPlus

    Monday 7th October 2024 from 19:15pm to 20:45pm

    Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA (28.1 miles away)

    More info

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