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Ely Cathedral

Ely Cathedral

Minster Place, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DL, East of England

Best time to visit

Public venue - public location used for stargazing events.

Weather forecast

  • 29/05/26

    23° 9%

  • 29/05/26

    23° 2%

  • 29/05/26

    22° 0%

  • 30/05/26

    18° 0%

Weather forecast for Ely (cambridgeshire) (0.4 miles away) updated 29/05/26 at 06:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Ely Cathedral 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 Ely Cathedral

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 29th May

Fri 29th May

Waxing Gibbous
95 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sat 30th May

Sat 30th May

Full Moon
98 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sun 31st May

Sun 31st May

Full Moon
100 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Mon 1st Jun

Mon 1st Jun

Full Moon
100 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Tue 2nd Jun

Tue 2nd Jun

Full Moon
98 % illuminated
Dark from 22:12 to 22:48
Dark for 0h 35m
Moon phase on Wed 3rd Jun

Wed 3rd Jun

Waning Gibbous
94 % illuminated
Dark from 22:14 to 23:18
Dark for 1h 3m
Moon phase on Thu 4th Jun

Thu 4th Jun

Waning Gibbous
88 % illuminated
Dark from 22:16 to 23:40
Dark for 1h 23m

Find more dates

If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!

Calendar

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