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Walthamstow Wetlands

Walthamstow Wetlands

Forest Road, London, London, N17 9NH

Best time to visit

The Wildlife and Wetland Centre in Walthamstow offers a reasonable respite from London’s light-polluted skies. It thus makes for an excellent venue for stargazing events hosted in collaboration with Stow Stargazers.

Walthamstow Wetlands 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

  • 10/05/24

    20° 0%

  • 10/05/24

    16° 0%

  • 11/05/24

    13° 0%

  • 11/05/24

    11° 5%

Weather forecast for Tottenham Hotspur F.c. (1.4 miles away) updated 10/05/24 at 16:00.

Local light pollution

Walthamstow Wetlands 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 Walthamstow Wetlands

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 Fri 10th May

Fri 10th May

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 23:24 to 02:37
Dark for 3h 13m
Moon phase on Sat 11th May

Sat 11th May

Waxing Crescent
10 % illuminated
Dark from 00:20 to 02:35
Dark for 2h 15m
Moon phase on Sun 12th May

Sun 12th May

Waxing Crescent
18 % illuminated
Dark from 00:58 to 02:32
Dark for 1h 34m
Moon phase on Mon 13th May

Mon 13th May

Waxing Crescent
26 % illuminated
Dark from 01:25 to 02:30
Dark for 1h 5m
Moon phase on Tue 14th May

Tue 14th May

First Quarter
36 % illuminated
Dark from 01:44 to 02:28
Dark for 0h 44m
Moon phase on Wed 15th May

Wed 15th May

First Quarter
45 % illuminated
Dark from 01:57 to 02:25
Dark for 0h 28m
Moon phase on Thu 16th May

Thu 16th May

First Quarter
55 % illuminated
Dark from 02:08 to 02:23
Dark for 0h 15m

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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  • Hampstead Garden Suburb Astronomical Society meeting

    Wednesday 29th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Free Church Hall - Northway, Northway, NW11 7AG (5.9 miles away)

    More info

  • Letchworth and District Astronomical Society meeting

    Wednesday 29th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Letchworth Observatory, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4JN (28.8 miles away)

    More info

  • Castle Point Astronomy Club meeting

    Wednesday 29th May 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    St Michael and All Angels Church, Hadleigh, SS7 2UW (28.9 miles away)

    More info

  • Luton Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Thursday 30th May 2024 from 19:15pm to 21:00pm

    St Mary's Church - Luton, Luton, LU1 3JF (25.3 miles away)

    More info

  • Informal observing evening with Crayford Manor Astronomical Society

    Thursday 30th May 2024 from 19:45pm to 21:30pm

    The Parsonage Lane Pavilion and Observatory, Dartford, DA4 9HD (17.1 miles away)

    More info

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