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Court Hey Park - National Wildflower Centre

Court Hey Park - National Wildflower Centre

Roby Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L16 3NA

Best time to visit

Court Hey Park - National Wildflower 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

  • 30/09/25

    16° 9%

  • 30/09/25

    15° 5%

  • 01/10/25

    14° 5%

  • 01/10/25

    13° 6%

Weather forecast for Childwall (0.7 miles away) updated 30/09/25 at 16:02.

Local light pollution

Court Hey Park - National Wildflower Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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 Court Hey Park - National Wildflower 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 Tue 30th Sep

Tue 30th Sep

First Quarter
50 % illuminated
Dark from 22:03 to 04:58
Dark for 6h 55m
Moon phase on Wed 1st Oct

Wed 1st Oct

First Quarter
60 % illuminated
Dark from 23:24 to 05:00
Dark for 5h 36m
Moon phase on Thu 2nd Oct

Thu 2nd Oct

Waxing Gibbous
70 % illuminated
Dark from 00:49 to 05:02
Dark for 4h 13m
Moon phase on Fri 3rd Oct

Fri 3rd Oct

Waxing Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 02:17 to 05:04
Dark for 2h 47m
Moon phase on Sat 4th Oct

Sat 4th Oct

Waxing Gibbous
87 % illuminated
Dark from 03:46 to 05:05
Dark for 1h 19m
Moon phase on Sun 5th Oct

Sun 5th Oct

Waxing Gibbous
94 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Mon 6th Oct

Mon 6th Oct

Full Moon
98 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS

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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