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WEA - Alington House

WEA - Alington House

4 North Bailey, Durham, County Durham, DH1 3ET, North East

Best time to visit

Weather forecast

  • 08/08/22

    21° 1%

  • 08/08/22

    16° 0%

  • 09/08/22

    13° 0%

  • 09/08/22

    12° 0%

Weather forecast for Durham (0.4 miles away) updated 07/08/22 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

WEA - Alington House 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 WEA - Alington House

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 00:06 to 02:48
Dark for 2h 42m

Tue 9th Aug

Waxing Gibbous
87% illuminated
Dark from 01:17 to 02:51
Dark for 1h 34m

Wed 10th Aug

Waxing Gibbous
94% illuminated
Dark from 02:47 to 02:54
Dark for 0h 7m

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
NO DARKNESS

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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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