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Tontine Hotel

Tontine Hotel

High Street, Peebles, Peeblesshire, EH45 8AJ

Best time to visit

The Tontine Hotel in Peebles is a former meeting location for the Tweeddale Astronomical Society.

Weather forecast

  • 07/09/24

    20° 0%

  • 07/09/24

    15° 6%

  • 08/09/24

    14° 16%

  • 08/09/24

    14° 19%

Weather forecast for Peebles (0.1 miles away) updated 07/09/24 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Tontine Hotel 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 Tontine Hotel

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 7th Sep

Sat 7th Sep

Waxing Crescent
13 % illuminated
Dark from 20:15 to 04:08
Dark for 7h 52m
Moon phase on Sun 8th Sep

Sun 8th Sep

Waxing Crescent
20 % illuminated
Dark from 20:12 to 04:10
Dark for 7h 57m
Moon phase on Mon 9th Sep

Mon 9th Sep

Waxing Crescent
29 % illuminated
Dark from 20:09 to 04:12
Dark for 8h 2m
Moon phase on Tue 10th Sep

Tue 10th Sep

First Quarter
38 % illuminated
Dark from 20:21 to 04:14
Dark for 7h 53m
Moon phase on Wed 11th Sep

Wed 11th Sep

First Quarter
48 % illuminated
Dark from 21:00 to 04:17
Dark for 7h 17m
Moon phase on Thu 12th Sep

Thu 12th Sep

First Quarter
58 % illuminated
Dark from 22:02 to 04:19
Dark for 6h 17m
Moon phase on Fri 13th Sep

Fri 13th Sep

First Quarter
68 % illuminated
Dark from 23:27 to 04:21
Dark for 4h 54m

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

  • Clydesdale Astronomical Society meeting

    Monday 9th September 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Bankhall - Forth, Forth, ML11 8BX (21.0 miles away)

    More info

  • Drinks and astronomy at Loaningdale

    Friday 13th September 2024 from 20:30pm to 22:30pm

    Loaningdale House, Biggar, ML12 6LX (13.0 miles away)

    More info

  • Moffat Community Observatory Open Day

    Sunday 15th September 2024 from 11:00am to 15:00pm

    Moffat Community Observatory, Moffat, DG10 9QJ (24.3 miles away)

    More info

  • Tweeddale Astronomical Society meeting

    Tuesday 17th September 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    St Joseph's Parish Neighbourhood Centre, Peebles, (0.3 miles away)

    More info

  • Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club Meeting

    Tuesday 24th September 2024 from 19:45pm to 21:45pm

    The Kabin - Dalgety Bay, Dalgety Bay, KY11 9UZ (27.5 miles away)

    More info

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