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Addiscombe Recreation Ground

Addiscombe Recreation Ground

Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 7HN

Best time to visit

Public venue - public location used for stargazing events.

Weather forecast

  • 22/05/26

    28° 4%

  • 22/05/26

    27° 0%

  • 22/05/26

    26° 2%

  • 23/05/26

    23° 5%

Weather forecast for London (9.3 miles away) updated 22/05/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Addiscombe Recreation Ground is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Addiscombe Recreation Ground

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 22nd May

Fri 22nd May

First Quarter
34 % illuminated
Dark from 01:02 to 02:13
Dark for 1h 11m
Moon phase on Sat 23rd May

Sat 23rd May

First Quarter
45 % illuminated
Dark from 01:16 to 02:11
Dark for 0h 55m
Moon phase on Sun 24th May

Sun 24th May

First Quarter
56 % illuminated
Dark from 01:28 to 02:09
Dark for 0h 41m
Moon phase on Mon 25th May

Mon 25th May

First Quarter
66 % illuminated
Dark from 01:39 to 02:07
Dark for 0h 28m
Moon phase on Tue 26th May

Tue 26th May

Waxing Gibbous
75 % illuminated
Dark from 01:50 to 02:06
Dark for 0h 16m
Moon phase on Wed 27th May

Wed 27th May

Waxing Gibbous
83 % illuminated
Dark from 02:03 to 02:04
Dark for 0h 1m
Moon phase on Thu 28th May

Thu 28th May

Waxing Gibbous
90 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS

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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