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Battle of Britain Visitor Centre

Battle of Britain Visitor Centre

Wren Avenue, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB10 0BE

Best time to visit

Battle of Britain Visitor 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

  • 15/06/26

    23° 5%

  • 15/06/26

    23° 5%

  • 15/06/26

    22° 5%

  • 16/06/26

    18° 14%

Weather forecast for Staines (7.9 miles away) updated 15/06/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Battle of Britain Visitor Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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 of Britain Visitor 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 Mon 15th Jun

Mon 15th Jun

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 22:22 to 01:41
Dark for 3h 18m
Moon phase on Tue 16th Jun

Tue 16th Jun

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:23 to 01:41
Dark for 3h 17m
Moon phase on Wed 17th Jun

Wed 17th Jun

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 22:48 to 01:41
Dark for 2h 53m
Moon phase on Thu 18th Jun

Thu 18th Jun

Waxing Crescent
12 % illuminated
Dark from 23:08 to 01:41
Dark for 2h 33m
Moon phase on Fri 19th Jun

Fri 19th Jun

Waxing Crescent
20 % illuminated
Dark from 23:24 to 01:41
Dark for 2h 17m
Moon phase on Sat 20th Jun

Sat 20th Jun

Waxing Crescent
30 % illuminated
Dark from 23:36 to 01:41
Dark for 2h 5m
Moon phase on Sun 21st Jun

Sun 21st Jun

First Quarter
41 % illuminated
Dark from 23:47 to 01:41
Dark for 1h 54m

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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