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The Beacon - Wantage

The Beacon - Wantage

Portway, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9BX

Best time to visit

The Beacon - Wantage 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

  • 05/06/24

    14° 5%

  • 05/06/24

    10° 3%

  • 06/06/24

    9° 3%

  • 06/06/24

    8° 1%

Weather forecast for Wantage (0.2 miles away) updated 04/06/24 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

The Beacon - Wantage 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 The Beacon - Wantage

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 Wed 5th Jun

Wed 5th Jun

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 22:14 to 01:52
Dark for 3h 37m
Moon phase on Thu 6th Jun

Thu 6th Jun

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 22:16 to 01:51
Dark for 3h 34m
Moon phase on Fri 7th Jun

Fri 7th Jun

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 22:18 to 01:50
Dark for 3h 31m
Moon phase on Sat 8th Jun

Sat 8th Jun

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 22:59 to 01:49
Dark for 2h 50m
Moon phase on Sun 9th Jun

Sun 9th Jun

Waxing Crescent
7 % illuminated
Dark from 23:31 to 01:48
Dark for 2h 17m
Moon phase on Mon 10th Jun

Mon 10th Jun

Waxing Crescent
13 % illuminated
Dark from 23:53 to 01:47
Dark for 1h 54m
Moon phase on Tue 11th Jun

Tue 11th Jun

Waxing Crescent
21 % illuminated
Dark from 00:08 to 01:46
Dark for 1h 38m

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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