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St Richard's Catholic College

St Richard's Catholic College

Ashdown Road, Bexhill, East Sussex, TN40 1SE

Best time to visit

St Richard's Catholic College 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

  • 27/04/24

    11° 90%

  • 27/04/24

    11° 87%

  • 28/04/24

    11° 83%

  • 28/04/24

    11° 41%

Weather forecast for Bexhill (0.5 miles away) updated 27/04/24 at 04:00.

Local light pollution

St Richard's Catholic College is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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 Richard's Catholic College

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 Sat 27th Apr

Sat 27th Apr

Waning Gibbous
91 % illuminated
Dark from 20:37 to 23:55
Dark for 3h 17m
Moon phase on Sun 28th Apr

Sun 28th Apr

Waning Gibbous
84 % illuminated
Dark from 20:39 to 00:53
Dark for 4h 13m
Moon phase on Mon 29th Apr

Mon 29th Apr

Waning Gibbous
76 % illuminated
Dark from 20:41 to 01:38
Dark for 4h 56m
Moon phase on Tue 30th Apr

Tue 30th Apr

Third Quarter
66 % illuminated
Dark from 20:43 to 02:09
Dark for 5h 25m
Moon phase on Wed 1st May

Wed 1st May

Third Quarter
55 % illuminated
Dark from 20:45 to 02:32
Dark for 5h 46m
Moon phase on Thu 2nd May

Thu 2nd May

Third Quarter
44 % illuminated
Dark from 20:47 to 02:50
Dark for 6h 2m
Moon phase on Fri 3rd May

Fri 3rd May

Third Quarter
33 % illuminated
Dark from 20:50 to 02:57
Dark for 6h 6m

Find more dates

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

Display nearby events on a calendar

  • Lewes Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Wednesday 1st May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Lewes Town Hall, Lewes, BN7 2QS (21.0 miles away)

    More info

  • Brighton Astro monthly meeting and stargazing

    Thursday 2nd May 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Wagner Hall - Brighton, Brighton, BN1 2RU (27.8 miles away)

    More info

  • East Sussex Astronomical Society Meeting

    Thursday 2nd May 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Egerton Park Indoor Bowls Club, Bexhill, TN39 3HL (1.2 miles away)

    More info

  • Sackville Observatory Open Evening

    Friday 3rd May 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Sackville Observatory, Hildenborough, TN11 9HN (28.0 miles away)

    More info

  • Eastbourne Astronomical Society meeting

    Saturday 4th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Willingdon Memorial Hall, Willingdon, BN20 9HT (10.6 miles away)

    More info

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