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St Peter's School York

St Peter's School York

Clifton, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 6AB

Best time to visit

St Peter's School York is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Weather forecast

  • 02/05/24

    14° 0%

  • 02/05/24

    11° 1%

  • 03/05/24

    10° 5%

  • 03/05/24

    10° 32%

Weather forecast for York Youth Hostel (0.1 miles away) updated 02/05/24 at 12:01.

Local light pollution

St Peter's School York is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

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

Light pollution map of St Peter's School York

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 Thu 2nd May

Thu 2nd May

Third Quarter
44 % illuminated
Dark from 21:16 to 02:43
Dark for 5h 26m
Moon phase on Fri 3rd May

Fri 3rd May

Third Quarter
33 % illuminated
Dark from 21:18 to 02:40
Dark for 5h 21m
Moon phase on Sat 4th May

Sat 4th May

Waning Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 21:21 to 02:37
Dark for 5h 15m
Moon phase on Sun 5th May

Sun 5th May

Waning Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 21:24 to 02:34
Dark for 5h 9m
Moon phase on Mon 6th May

Mon 6th May

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 21:27 to 02:31
Dark for 5h 3m
Moon phase on Tue 7th May

Tue 7th May

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 21:29 to 02:28
Dark for 4h 58m
Moon phase on Wed 8th May

Wed 8th May

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:32 to 02:26
Dark for 4h 53m

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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  • Brough Observatory informal open evening

    Friday 2nd August 2024 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm

    Brough Observatory, Brough, HU15 1BB (26.8 miles away)

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  • Bradford Astronomical Society lecture evening

    Monday 5th August 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Idle & Thackley Conservative Club, Idle, BD10 8QB (27.6 miles away)

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  • Rosse Observatory public open evening

    Tuesday 6th August 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Rosse Observatory, Pontefract, WF8 3RJ (21.6 miles away)

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  • Dalby Forest StarFest 2024

    Friday 9th August 2024 from 12:00pm to Monday 12th August 2024 12:00pm

    Dalby Forest Adderstone Field, Thornton-le-Dale, YO18 7LT (29.2 miles away)

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  • Brough Observatory informal open evening

    Friday 9th August 2024 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm

    Brough Observatory, Brough, HU15 1BB (26.8 miles away)

    More info

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