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Denys Wilkinson Building - University of Oxford

Denys Wilkinson Building - University of Oxford

Keble Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3RH

Best time to visit

Denys Wilkinson Building - University of Oxford 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

  • 05/06/26

    16° 75%

  • 05/06/26

    16° 11%

  • 05/06/26

    15° 6%

  • 06/06/26

    13° 58%

Weather forecast for Oxford (0.6 miles away) updated 05/06/26 at 06:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Denys Wilkinson Building - University of Oxford 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 Denys Wilkinson Building - University of Oxford

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 Fri 5th Jun

Fri 5th Jun

Waning Gibbous
82 % illuminated
Dark from 22:15 to 00:00
Dark for 1h 44m
Moon phase on Sat 6th Jun

Sat 6th Jun

Waning Gibbous
73 % illuminated
Dark from 22:17 to 00:13
Dark for 1h 55m
Moon phase on Sun 7th Jun

Sun 7th Jun

Third Quarter
64 % illuminated
Dark from 22:19 to 00:25
Dark for 2h 5m
Moon phase on Mon 8th Jun

Mon 8th Jun

Third Quarter
54 % illuminated
Dark from 22:20 to 00:37
Dark for 2h 16m
Moon phase on Tue 9th Jun

Tue 9th Jun

Third Quarter
44 % illuminated
Dark from 22:22 to 00:48
Dark for 2h 25m
Moon phase on Wed 10th Jun

Wed 10th Jun

Third Quarter
33 % illuminated
Dark from 22:23 to 01:02
Dark for 2h 38m
Moon phase on Thu 11th Jun

Thu 11th Jun

Waning Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 22:24 to 01:20
Dark for 2h 55m

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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