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American Museum and Gardens

American Museum and Gardens

Claverton Manor, Bath, Avon, BA2 7BD, South West England

Best time to visit

American Museum and Gardens 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

  • 12/06/26

    17° 10%

  • 12/06/26

    17° 9%

  • 12/06/26

    16° 9%

  • 13/06/26

    15° 9%

Weather forecast for Bath (2.0 miles away) updated 11/06/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

American Museum and Gardens 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 American Museum and Gardens

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 12th Jun

Fri 12th Jun

Waning Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 22:24 to 01:51
Dark for 3h 26m
Moon phase on Sat 13th Jun

Sat 13th Jun

Waning Crescent
7 % illuminated
Dark from 22:25 to 01:52
Dark for 3h 26m
Moon phase on Sun 14th Jun

Sun 14th Jun

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 22:26 to 01:51
Dark for 3h 24m
Moon phase on Mon 15th Jun

Mon 15th Jun

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 22:27 to 01:51
Dark for 3h 23m
Moon phase on Tue 16th Jun

Tue 16th Jun

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:28 to 01:51
Dark for 3h 22m
Moon phase on Wed 17th Jun

Wed 17th Jun

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 22:55 to 01:51
Dark for 2h 56m
Moon phase on Thu 18th Jun

Thu 18th Jun

Waxing Crescent
12 % illuminated
Dark from 23:15 to 01:51
Dark for 2h 36m

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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