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Bath Recreation Ground

Bath Recreation Ground

Pulteney Mews, Bathwick, Avon, BA2 4DS

Best time to visit

Weather forecast

  • 14/07/26

    26° 0%

  • 14/07/26

    28° 1%

  • 14/07/26

    28° 1%

  • 15/07/26

    23° 0%

Weather forecast for Bath (0.5 miles away) updated 14/07/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Bath 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 Bath 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 Tue 14th Jul

Tue 14th Jul

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 22:10 to 02:22
Dark for 4h 11m
Moon phase on Wed 15th Jul

Wed 15th Jul

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:08 to 02:24
Dark for 4h 15m
Moon phase on Thu 16th Jul

Thu 16th Jul

New Moon
4 % illuminated
Dark from 22:06 to 02:26
Dark for 4h 19m
Moon phase on Fri 17th Jul

Fri 17th Jul

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 22:04 to 02:28
Dark for 4h 23m
Moon phase on Sat 18th Jul

Sat 18th Jul

Waxing Crescent
17 % illuminated
Dark from 22:02 to 02:30
Dark for 4h 27m
Moon phase on Sun 19th Jul

Sun 19th Jul

Waxing Crescent
26 % illuminated
Dark from 22:13 to 02:32
Dark for 4h 19m
Moon phase on Mon 20th Jul

Mon 20th Jul

First Quarter
36 % illuminated
Dark from 22:25 to 02:35
Dark for 4h 10m

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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