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Rievaulx Terrace

Rievaulx Terrace

Rievaulx, Helmsley, North Yorkshire, YO62 5LJ

Best time to visit

Rievaulx Terrace is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Local light pollution

Rievaulx Terrace is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural 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 Rievaulx Terrace

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 3rd Jul

Thu 3rd Jul

First Quarter
52 % illuminated
Dark from 23:33 to 01:04
Dark for 1h 31m
Moon phase on Fri 4th Jul

Fri 4th Jul

First Quarter
61 % illuminated
Dark from 23:42 to 01:07
Dark for 1h 25m
Moon phase on Sat 5th Jul

Sat 5th Jul

Waxing Gibbous
70 % illuminated
Dark from 23:54 to 01:10
Dark for 1h 16m
Moon phase on Sun 6th Jul

Sun 6th Jul

Waxing Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 00:12 to 01:13
Dark for 1h 1m
Moon phase on Mon 7th Jul

Mon 7th Jul

Waxing Gibbous
86 % illuminated
Dark from 00:39 to 01:16
Dark for 0h 37m
Moon phase on Tue 8th Jul

Tue 8th Jul

Waxing Gibbous
92 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Wed 9th Jul

Wed 9th Jul

Full Moon
96 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS

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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