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Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre

Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre

New Barn Road, Amberley, West Sussex, BN18 9LT, South East

Best time to visit

Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre 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

  • 18/06/26

    19° 93%

  • 18/06/26

    20° 1%

  • 18/06/26

    20° 0%

  • 19/06/26

    17° 12%

Weather forecast for Worthing (9.2 miles away) updated 18/06/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural 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 Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre

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 18th Jun

Thu 18th Jun

Waxing Crescent
12 % illuminated
Dark from 23:07 to 01:50
Dark for 2h 43m
Moon phase on Fri 19th Jun

Fri 19th Jun

Waxing Crescent
20 % illuminated
Dark from 23:23 to 01:50
Dark for 2h 27m
Moon phase on Sat 20th Jun

Sat 20th Jun

Waxing Crescent
30 % illuminated
Dark from 23:36 to 01:51
Dark for 2h 15m
Moon phase on Sun 21st Jun

Sun 21st Jun

First Quarter
41 % illuminated
Dark from 23:48 to 01:51
Dark for 2h 3m
Moon phase on Mon 22nd Jun

Mon 22nd Jun

First Quarter
51 % illuminated
Dark from 00:00 to 01:51
Dark for 1h 51m
Moon phase on Tue 23rd Jun

Tue 23rd Jun

First Quarter
61 % illuminated
Dark from 00:13 to 01:52
Dark for 1h 39m
Moon phase on Wed 24th Jun

Wed 24th Jun

Waxing Gibbous
70 % illuminated
Dark from 00:28 to 01:52
Dark for 1h 24m

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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    Friday 19th June 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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    Thursday 2nd July 2026 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

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    Thursday 2nd July 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

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    Friday 3rd July 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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