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Yorkshire Air Museum

Yorkshire Air Museum

Elvington, York, North Yorkshire, YO41 4AU

Best time to visit

Yorkshire Air Museum 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

  • 23/05/24

    14° 10%

  • 23/05/24

    13° 8%

  • 24/05/24

    12° 9%

  • 24/05/24

    12° 10%

Weather forecast for York (5.2 miles away) updated 23/05/24 at 16:00.

Local light pollution

Yorkshire Air Museum 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 Yorkshire Air Museum

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 Thu 23rd May

Thu 23rd May

Full Moon
100 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Fri 24th May

Fri 24th May

Full Moon
100 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sat 25th May

Sat 25th May

Full Moon
98 % illuminated
Dark from 22:21 to 23:21
Dark for 0h 59m
Moon phase on Sun 26th May

Sun 26th May

Waning Gibbous
94 % illuminated
Dark from 22:24 to 00:07
Dark for 1h 42m
Moon phase on Mon 27th May

Mon 27th May

Waning Gibbous
87 % illuminated
Dark from 22:27 to 00:37
Dark for 2h 9m
Moon phase on Tue 28th May

Tue 28th May

Waning Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 22:30 to 00:58
Dark for 2h 27m
Moon phase on Wed 29th May

Wed 29th May

Third Quarter
69 % illuminated
Dark from 22:33 to 01:12
Dark for 2h 38m

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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Events nearby

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    Saturday 25th May 2024 from 23:00pm to Sunday 26th May 2024 01:00am

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    Friday 31st May 2024 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm

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