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RSPB Fen Drayton

RSPB Fen Drayton

Holywell Ferry Road, Cambridge, CB24 4SR, East of England

Best time to visit

RSPB Fen Drayton is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Weather forecast

  • 19/01/22

    5° 0%

  • 19/01/22

    4° 0%

  • 20/01/22

    3° 1%

  • 20/01/22

    2° 4%

Weather forecast for St Ives (cambridgeshire) (1.9 miles away) updated 19/01/22 at 16:00.

Local light pollution

RSPB Fen Drayton is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of RSPB Fen Drayton

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.

Wed 19th Jan

Full Moon
99% illuminated
Dark from 17:44 to 17:48
Dark for 0h 3m

Thu 20th Jan

Waning Gibbous
96% illuminated
Dark from 17:45 to 19:04
Dark for 1h 18m

Fri 21st Jan

Waning Gibbous
91% illuminated
Dark from 17:47 to 20:20
Dark for 2h 32m

Sat 22nd Jan

Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Dark from 17:48 to 21:37
Dark for 3h 48m

Sun 23rd Jan

Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Dark from 17:50 to 22:54
Dark for 5h 3m

Mon 24th Jan

Third Quarter
67% illuminated
Dark from 17:51 to 00:14
Dark for 6h 22m

Tue 25th Jan

Third Quarter
56% illuminated
Dark from 17:53 to 01:38
Dark for 7h 44m

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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  • Institute of Astronomy Public Open Night

    Wednesday 19th January 2022 from 18:45pm to 21:00pm

    Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA (8.4 miles away)

    More info

  • Piazzi Smyth Observatory Open Evening

    Wednesday 19th January 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Piazzi Smyth Observatory, Bedford, MK40 2LD (21.5 miles away)

    More info

  • Nene Valley Astronomical Society observing session

    Friday 21st January 2022 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Chelveston Village Hall, Chelveston, NN9 6AT (21.9 miles away)

    More info

  • Observing evening with St Neots Astronomy Association

    Saturday 22nd January 2022 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Paxton Pits Nature Reserve, Little Paxton, PE19 6ET (10.0 miles away)

    More info

  • Public observing with Sandy Astronomical Society

    Monday 24th January 2022 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Blunham Playing Fields, Blunham, MK44 3ND (16.6 miles away)

    More info

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