Shildon National Railway Museum

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.

Fri 3rd May

Third Quarter

33 % illuminated

Dark from 21:26 to 02:37

Dark for 5h 10m

Sat 4th May

Waning Crescent

23 % illuminated

Dark from 21:29 to 02:34

Dark for 5h 4m

Sun 5th May

Waning Crescent

14 % illuminated

Dark from 21:32 to 02:30

Dark for 4h 57m

Mon 6th May

Waning Crescent

6 % illuminated

Dark from 21:35 to 02:27

Dark for 4h 51m

Tue 7th May

New Moon

2 % illuminated

Dark from 21:38 to 02:24

Dark for 4h 45m

Wed 8th May

New Moon

0 % illuminated

Dark from 21:41 to 02:21

Dark for 4h 39m

Thu 9th May

New Moon

1 % illuminated

Dark from 22:41 to 02:18

Dark for 3h 37m

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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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