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Chettle Village Hall

Chettle Village Hall

Chettle, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8DB

Best time to visit

Weather forecast

  • 09/09/26

    18° 4%

  • 09/09/26

    18° 4%

  • 09/09/26

    16° 4%

  • 10/09/26

    13° 5%

Weather forecast for Blandford Forum (6.2 miles away) updated 08/09/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Chettle Village Hall 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 Chettle 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 Wed 9th Sep

Wed 9th Sep

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 19:50 to 04:22
Dark for 8h 31m
Moon phase on Thu 10th Sep

Thu 10th Sep

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 19:48 to 04:23
Dark for 8h 34m
Moon phase on Fri 11th Sep

Fri 11th Sep

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 19:45 to 04:25
Dark for 8h 39m
Moon phase on Sat 12th Sep

Sat 12th Sep

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 19:43 to 04:27
Dark for 8h 43m
Moon phase on Sun 13th Sep

Sun 13th Sep

Waxing Crescent
4 % illuminated
Dark from 19:40 to 04:29
Dark for 8h 48m
Moon phase on Mon 14th Sep

Mon 14th Sep

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 19:38 to 04:30
Dark for 8h 51m
Moon phase on Tue 15th Sep

Tue 15th Sep

Waxing Crescent
16 % illuminated
Dark from 19:35 to 04:32
Dark for 8h 56m

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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