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RSPB Ribble Discovery Centre,

RSPB Ribble Discovery Centre,

Inner Promenade, Lytham Saint Annes, Lancashire, FY8 1BD, North West

Best time to visit

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RSPB organises events at this location

Please contact RSPB directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
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Weather forecast

  • 29/11/23

    1° 4%

  • 29/11/23

    1° 0%

  • 30/11/23

    0° 9%

  • 30/11/23

    1° 5%

Weather forecast for Royal Lytham & St. Anne's Golf Club (0.7 miles away) updated 29/11/23 at 20:00.

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 Wed 29th Nov

Wed 29th Nov

Full Moon
97 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Thu 30th Nov

Thu 30th Nov

Waning Gibbous
92 % illuminated
Dark from 17:23 to 18:02
Dark for 0h 38m
Moon phase on Fri 1st Dec

Fri 1st Dec

Waning Gibbous
86 % illuminated
Dark from 17:22 to 19:17
Dark for 1h 54m
Moon phase on Sat 2nd Dec

Sat 2nd Dec

Waning Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 17:22 to 20:34
Dark for 3h 11m
Moon phase on Sun 3rd Dec

Sun 3rd Dec

Waning Gibbous
71 % illuminated
Dark from 17:21 to 21:51
Dark for 4h 29m
Moon phase on Mon 4th Dec

Mon 4th Dec

Third Quarter
62 % illuminated
Dark from 17:21 to 23:05
Dark for 5h 43m
Moon phase on Tue 5th Dec

Tue 5th Dec

Third Quarter
52 % illuminated
Dark from 17:20 to 00:18
Dark for 6h 57m

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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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