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The Festival Hall - Petersfield

The Festival Hall - Petersfield

The Courtyard, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU31 4EA

Best time to visit

The Festival Hall - Petersfield 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

  • 08/08/22

    23° 0%

  • 08/08/22

    17° 0%

  • 09/08/22

    13° 1%

  • 09/08/22

    13° 0%

Weather forecast for Petersfield (0.3 miles away) updated 07/08/22 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

The Festival Hall - Petersfield is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.

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

Light pollution map of The Festival Hall - Petersfield

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.

Mon 8th Aug

Waxing Gibbous
77% illuminated
Dark from 00:33 to 03:14
Dark for 2h 41m

Tue 9th Aug

Waxing Gibbous
87% illuminated
Dark from 01:44 to 03:16
Dark for 1h 32m

Wed 10th Aug

Waxing Gibbous
94% illuminated
Dark from 03:09 to 03:18
Dark for 0h 9m

Thu 11th Aug

Full Moon
98% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Fri 12th Aug

Full Moon
100% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Sat 13th Aug

Full Moon
99% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Sun 14th Aug

Waning Gibbous
95% illuminated
Dark from 20:52 to 20:54
Dark for 0h 1m

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

Display nearby events on a calendar

  • Farnham Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Tuesday 9th August 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Aldershot Cricket Club, Aldershot, GU12 4BP (17.9 miles away)

    More info

  • Isle of Wight Observatory open night

    Thursday 11th August 2022 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm

    The Isle of Wight Observatory, Newchurch, PO36 0LX (27.1 miles away)

    More info

  • Perseids meteor shower and nocturnal wildlife guided walk

    Friday 12th August 2022 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Petworth House and Park, Midhurst, GU28 9LR (14.0 miles away)

    More info

  • See the Perseids at Toothill Observatory

    Friday 12th August 2022 from 21:30pm to Saturday 13th August 2022 00:30am

    Toothill Observatory, Southampton, SO16 8AL (23.0 miles away)

    More info

  • Perseids meteor shower and nocturnal wildlife guided walk

    Saturday 13th August 2022 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Petworth House and Park, Midhurst, GU28 9LR (14.0 miles away)

    More info

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