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The Witham

The Witham

3 Market Place, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8LY

Best time to visit

Weather forecast

  • 26/05/24

    14° 36%

  • 26/05/24

    10° 11%

  • 27/05/24

    9° 9%

  • 27/05/24

    9° 7%

Weather forecast for Barnard Castle (0.1 miles away) updated 25/05/24 at 20:00.

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 Sun 26th May

Sun 26th May

Waning Gibbous
94 % illuminated
Dark from 22:39 to 00:16
Dark for 1h 36m
Moon phase on Mon 27th May

Mon 27th May

Waning Gibbous
87 % illuminated
Dark from 22:42 to 00:46
Dark for 2h 3m
Moon phase on Tue 28th May

Tue 28th May

Waning Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 22:45 to 01:05
Dark for 2h 19m
Moon phase on Wed 29th May

Wed 29th May

Third Quarter
69 % illuminated
Dark from 22:49 to 01:17
Dark for 2h 27m
Moon phase on Thu 30th May

Thu 30th May

Third Quarter
58 % illuminated
Dark from 22:52 to 01:14
Dark for 2h 21m
Moon phase on Fri 31st May

Fri 31st May

Third Quarter
47 % illuminated
Dark from 22:56 to 01:11
Dark for 2h 14m
Moon phase on Sat 1st Jun

Sat 1st Jun

Third Quarter
36 % illuminated
Dark from 22:59 to 01:08
Dark for 2h 8m

Find more dates

If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!

Calendar

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