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Boxted Village Hall

Boxted Village Hall

Cage Lane , Boxted Cross, Essex, CO4 5RE

Best time to visit

Weather forecast

  • 25/08/25

    21° 0%

  • 25/08/25

    18° 0%

  • 26/08/25

    17° 0%

  • 26/08/25

    17° 0%

Weather forecast for Colchester United F.c. (2.3 miles away) updated 25/08/25 at 20:02.

Local light pollution

Boxted Village Hall is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Boxted Village Hall

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 25th Aug

Mon 25th Aug

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 20:20 to 03:38
Dark for 7h 17m
Moon phase on Tue 26th Aug

Tue 26th Aug

Waxing Crescent
8 % illuminated
Dark from 20:17 to 03:40
Dark for 7h 22m
Moon phase on Wed 27th Aug

Wed 27th Aug

Waxing Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 20:15 to 03:42
Dark for 7h 26m
Moon phase on Thu 28th Aug

Thu 28th Aug

Waxing Crescent
21 % illuminated
Dark from 20:12 to 03:44
Dark for 7h 31m
Moon phase on Fri 29th Aug

Fri 29th Aug

Waxing Crescent
29 % illuminated
Dark from 20:23 to 03:46
Dark for 7h 23m
Moon phase on Sat 30th Aug

Sat 30th Aug

First Quarter
38 % illuminated
Dark from 20:46 to 03:48
Dark for 7h 2m
Moon phase on Sun 31st Aug

Sun 31st Aug

First Quarter
48 % illuminated
Dark from 21:18 to 03:50
Dark for 6h 32m

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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    Monday 25th August 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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    Tuesday 2nd September 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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    Wednesday 3rd September 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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    Thursday 4th September 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:45pm

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