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Horsham Park Human Nature Garden

Horsham Park Human Nature Garden

Madeira Avenue, Horsham, RH12 1RG

Best time to visit

Public venue - public location used for stargazing events.

Weather forecast

  • 08/09/26

    19° 27%

  • 08/09/26

    19° 0%

  • 08/09/26

    17° 0%

  • 09/09/26

    14° 0%

Weather forecast for Horsham (0.2 miles away) updated 07/09/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Horsham Park Human Nature Garden is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban 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 Horsham Park Human Nature Garden

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 8th Sep

Tue 8th Sep

Waning Crescent
12 % illuminated
Dark from 19:46 to 03:01
Dark for 7h 14m
Moon phase on Wed 9th Sep

Wed 9th Sep

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 19:44 to 04:14
Dark for 8h 29m
Moon phase on Thu 10th Sep

Thu 10th Sep

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 19:41 to 04:16
Dark for 8h 34m
Moon phase on Fri 11th Sep

Fri 11th Sep

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 19:39 to 04:18
Dark for 8h 38m
Moon phase on Sat 12th Sep

Sat 12th Sep

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 19:36 to 04:20
Dark for 8h 43m
Moon phase on Sun 13th Sep

Sun 13th Sep

Waxing Crescent
4 % illuminated
Dark from 19:34 to 04:21
Dark for 8h 46m
Moon phase on Mon 14th Sep

Mon 14th Sep

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 19:31 to 04:23
Dark for 8h 51m

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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