The Bowes 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.

Thu 25th Apr

Full Moon

99 % illuminated

Dark from 21:04 to 21:59

Dark for 0h 54m

Fri 26th Apr

Waning Gibbous

96 % illuminated

Dark from 21:07 to 23:22

Dark for 2h 14m

Sat 27th Apr

Waning Gibbous

91 % illuminated

Dark from 21:10 to 00:37

Dark for 3h 26m

Sun 28th Apr

Waning Gibbous

84 % illuminated

Dark from 21:12 to 01:36

Dark for 4h 23m

Mon 29th Apr

Waning Gibbous

76 % illuminated

Dark from 21:15 to 02:16

Dark for 5h 0m

Tue 30th Apr

Third Quarter

66 % illuminated

Dark from 21:18 to 02:41

Dark for 5h 22m

Wed 1st May

Third Quarter

55 % illuminated

Dark from 21:21 to 02:45

Dark for 5h 23m

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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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