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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

  • 18/04/26

    15° 5%

  • 18/04/26

    15° 59%

  • 18/04/26

    12° 3%

  • 19/04/26

    10° 1%

Weather forecast for Ely (cambridgeshire) (0.4 miles away) updated 18/04/26 at 12:01. 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 Sat 18th Apr

Sat 18th Apr

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:12 to 03:28
Dark for 6h 16m
Moon phase on Sun 19th Apr

Sun 19th Apr

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 22:46 to 03:26
Dark for 4h 40m
Moon phase on Mon 20th Apr

Mon 20th Apr

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 00:09 to 03:23
Dark for 3h 14m
Moon phase on Tue 21st Apr

Tue 21st Apr

Waxing Crescent
17 % illuminated
Dark from 01:13 to 03:20
Dark for 2h 7m
Moon phase on Wed 22nd Apr

Wed 22nd Apr

Waxing Crescent
27 % illuminated
Dark from 01:56 to 03:18
Dark for 1h 22m
Moon phase on Thu 23rd Apr

Thu 23rd Apr

First Quarter
38 % illuminated
Dark from 02:23 to 03:15
Dark for 0h 52m
Moon phase on Fri 24th Apr

Fri 24th Apr

First Quarter
49 % illuminated
Dark from 02:42 to 03:12
Dark for 0h 30m

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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    Wednesday 29th April 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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    Monday 4th May 2026 from 19:15pm to 20:45pm

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    Tuesday 5th May 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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