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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

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Weather forecast

  • 20/09/24

    17° 0%

  • 20/09/24

    15° 0%

  • 21/09/24

    14° 0%

  • 21/09/24

    14° 1%

Weather forecast for Royal Lytham & St. Anne's Golf Club (0.7 miles away) updated 20/09/24 at 04:01.

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 20th Sep

Fri 20th Sep

Waning Gibbous
95 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sat 21st Sep

Sat 21st Sep

Waning Gibbous
88 % illuminated
Dark from 19:29 to 04:42
Dark for 9h 12m
Moon phase on Sun 22nd Sep

Sun 22nd Sep

Waning Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 19:26 to 19:32
Dark for 0h 5m
Moon phase on Mon 23rd Sep

Mon 23rd Sep

Third Quarter
69 % illuminated
Dark from 19:24 to 20:07
Dark for 0h 42m
Moon phase on Tue 24th Sep

Tue 24th Sep

Third Quarter
58 % illuminated
Dark from 19:21 to 20:59
Dark for 1h 37m
Moon phase on Wed 25th Sep

Wed 25th Sep

Third Quarter
48 % illuminated
Dark from 19:19 to 22:08
Dark for 2h 48m
Moon phase on Thu 26th Sep

Thu 26th Sep

Third Quarter
38 % illuminated
Dark from 19:16 to 23:27
Dark for 4h 10m

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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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