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Ansty Pick Your Own and Farm Shop

Ansty Pick Your Own and Farm Shop

Anstry, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 5PX, South West

Best time to visit

Ansty Pick Your Own and Farm Shop 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

  • 15/05/26

    10° 88%

  • 15/05/26

    9° 55%

  • 15/05/26

    10° 21%

  • 16/05/26

    7° 1%

Weather forecast for Shaftesbury (5.6 miles away) updated 15/05/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Ansty Pick Your Own and Farm Shop is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a 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 Ansty Pick Your Own and Farm Shop

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 15th May

Fri 15th May

Waning Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 21:27 to 02:39
Dark for 5h 11m
Moon phase on Sat 16th May

Sat 16th May

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 21:29 to 02:37
Dark for 5h 7m
Moon phase on Sun 17th May

Sun 17th May

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:43 to 02:35
Dark for 4h 52m
Moon phase on Mon 18th May

Mon 18th May

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 22:57 to 02:33
Dark for 3h 36m
Moon phase on Tue 19th May

Tue 19th May

Waxing Crescent
7 % illuminated
Dark from 23:51 to 02:31
Dark for 2h 40m
Moon phase on Wed 20th May

Wed 20th May

Waxing Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 00:27 to 02:29
Dark for 2h 2m
Moon phase on Thu 21st May

Thu 21st May

Waxing Crescent
24 % illuminated
Dark from 00:51 to 02:27
Dark for 1h 36m

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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  • Wiltshire Astronomical Society observing session (back up)

    Friday 15th May 2026 from 21:00pm to Saturday 16th May 2026 00:00am

    Lacock Playing Fields, Chippenham, SN15 2LQ (26.6 miles away)

    More info

  • Public observing with Cranborne Chase Astronomy Club

    Saturday 16th May 2026 from 19:15pm to 21:00pm

    Win Green - National Trust, Ludwell, SP7 0ES (3.6 miles away)

    More info

  • Solent Amateur Astronomers meeting

    Tuesday 19th May 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Oasis Academy, Southampton, SO16 8FA (27.4 miles away)

    More info

  • Fordingbridge Astronomers monthly meeting

    Wednesday 20th May 2026 from 00:00am to 00:00am

    The Elm Tree - Ringwood, Ringwood, BH24 3DY (18.5 miles away)

    More info

  • Bath Astronomers monthly meeting

    Wednesday 27th May 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath, BA1 2BL (27.5 miles away)

    More info

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