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Battle Abbey

Battle Abbey

High Street, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 0AD

Best time to visit

Battle Abbey is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Location events organiser

English Heritage

English Heritage organises events at this location

Please contact English Heritage directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: English Heritage
Twitter: @EnglishHeritage

Weather forecast

  • 04/05/26

    14° 6%

  • 04/05/26

    14° 7%

  • 04/05/26

    15° 5%

  • 05/05/26

    12° 5%

Weather forecast for Hastings (5.8 miles away) updated 04/05/26 at 06:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Battle Abbey 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 Battle Abbey

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 Mon 4th May

Mon 4th May

Waning Gibbous
95 % illuminated
Dark from 20:51 to 23:07
Dark for 2h 15m
Moon phase on Tue 5th May

Tue 5th May

Waning Gibbous
90 % illuminated
Dark from 20:53 to 23:58
Dark for 3h 4m
Moon phase on Wed 6th May

Wed 6th May

Waning Gibbous
84 % illuminated
Dark from 20:56 to 00:37
Dark for 3h 40m
Moon phase on Thu 7th May

Thu 7th May

Waning Gibbous
77 % illuminated
Dark from 20:58 to 01:06
Dark for 4h 7m
Moon phase on Fri 8th May

Fri 8th May

Third Quarter
68 % illuminated
Dark from 21:00 to 01:28
Dark for 4h 27m
Moon phase on Sat 9th May

Sat 9th May

Third Quarter
59 % illuminated
Dark from 21:02 to 01:45
Dark for 4h 42m
Moon phase on Sun 10th May

Sun 10th May

Third Quarter
49 % illuminated
Dark from 21:05 to 01:59
Dark for 4h 53m

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

Display nearby events on a calendar

  • Lewes Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Wednesday 6th May 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Lewes Subud Centre, Lewes, BN7 2DS (21.0 miles away)

    More info

  • Brighton Astro monthly meeting

    Thursday 7th May 2026 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Wagner Hall - Brighton, Brighton, BN1 2RU (28.3 miles away)

    More info

  • East Sussex Astronomical Society Meeting

    Thursday 7th May 2026 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Egerton Park Indoor Bowls Club, Bexhill, TN39 3HL (5.5 miles away)

    More info

  • Mid-Kent Astronomical Society meeting and observing

    Friday 8th May 2026 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Bredhurst Village Hall, Bredhurst, ME7 3JZ (29.0 miles away)

    More info

  • Cranbrook and District Science and Astronomical Society lecture meeting

    Monday 11th May 2026 from 20:00pm to 21:30pm

    Cranbrook School Observatory, Cranbrook, TN17 3JD (12.8 miles away)

    More info

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