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WWT Martin Mere

WWT Martin Mere

Fish Lane, Burscough, Lancashire, L40 0TA

Best time to visit

Weather forecast

  • 27/04/24

    9° 12%

  • 27/04/24

    8° 4%

  • 28/04/24

    6° 3%

  • 28/04/24

    5° 6%

Weather forecast for Ormskirk (3.9 miles away) updated 27/04/24 at 16:00.

Local light pollution

WWT Martin Mere is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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 WWT Martin Mere

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 27th Apr

Sat 27th Apr

Waning Gibbous
91 % illuminated
Dark from 21:07 to 00:32
Dark for 3h 24m
Moon phase on Sun 28th Apr

Sun 28th Apr

Waning Gibbous
84 % illuminated
Dark from 21:09 to 01:31
Dark for 4h 21m
Moon phase on Mon 29th Apr

Mon 29th Apr

Waning Gibbous
76 % illuminated
Dark from 21:12 to 02:12
Dark for 4h 59m
Moon phase on Tue 30th Apr

Tue 30th Apr

Third Quarter
66 % illuminated
Dark from 21:15 to 02:39
Dark for 5h 23m
Moon phase on Wed 1st May

Wed 1st May

Third Quarter
55 % illuminated
Dark from 21:17 to 02:56
Dark for 5h 38m
Moon phase on Thu 2nd May

Thu 2nd May

Third Quarter
44 % illuminated
Dark from 21:20 to 02:53
Dark for 5h 32m
Moon phase on Fri 3rd May

Fri 3rd May

Third Quarter
33 % illuminated
Dark from 21:23 to 02:50
Dark for 5h 26m

Find more dates

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

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