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.

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

Fri 10th May

Waxing Crescent

5 % illuminated

Dark from 23:58 to 02:15

Dark for 2h 17m

Sat 11th May

Waxing Crescent

10 % illuminated

Dark from 00:52 to 02:12

Dark for 1h 20m

Sun 12th May

Waxing Crescent

18 % illuminated

Dark from 01:27 to 02:09

Dark for 0h 42m

Mon 13th May

Waxing Crescent

26 % illuminated

Dark from 01:49 to 02:05

Dark for 0h 16m

Tue 14th May

First Quarter

36 % illuminated

Dark from 21:59 to 02:02

Dark for 4h 2m

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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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