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Torre Abbey

Torre Abbey

Kings Drive, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5JE, South West

Best time to visit

Torre Abbey 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

  • 13/08/22

    25° 0%

  • 13/08/22

    20° 0%

  • 14/08/22

    18° 0%

  • 14/08/22

    18° 2%

Weather forecast for Torre Abbey Grounds (0.1 miles away) updated 13/08/22 at 04:00.

Local light pollution

Torre Abbey 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 Torre Abbey

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.

Sat 13th Aug

Full Moon
99% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Sun 14th Aug

Waning Gibbous
95% illuminated
Dark from 20:59 to 21:05
Dark for 0h 5m

Mon 15th Aug

Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Dark from 20:57 to 21:20
Dark for 0h 22m

Tue 16th Aug

Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Dark from 20:54 to 21:34
Dark for 0h 39m

Wed 17th Aug

Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Dark from 20:52 to 21:50
Dark for 0h 57m

Thu 18th Aug

Third Quarter
62% illuminated
Dark from 20:49 to 22:09
Dark for 1h 19m

Fri 19th Aug

Third Quarter
52% illuminated
Dark from 20:47 to 22:32
Dark for 1h 44m

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

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    Thursday 25th August 2022 from 19:15pm to 21:15pm

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    Friday 9th September 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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    Friday 9th September 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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