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Kensington Conference and Event Centre

Kensington Conference and Event Centre

Hornton Street, London, London, W8 7NX

Best time to visit

Public venue - public location used for stargazing events.

Weather forecast

  • 14/06/26

    20° 5%

  • 14/06/26

    20° 10%

  • 14/06/26

    20° 11%

  • 15/06/26

    18° 1%

Weather forecast for London (3.0 miles away) updated 13/06/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Kensington Conference and Event Centre 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 Kensington Conference and Event 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 Sun 14th Jun

Sun 14th Jun

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 22:20 to 01:41
Dark for 3h 20m
Moon phase on Mon 15th Jun

Mon 15th Jun

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 22:20 to 01:41
Dark for 3h 20m
Moon phase on Tue 16th Jun

Tue 16th Jun

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:21 to 01:41
Dark for 3h 19m
Moon phase on Wed 17th Jun

Wed 17th Jun

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 22:46 to 01:40
Dark for 2h 54m
Moon phase on Thu 18th Jun

Thu 18th Jun

Waxing Crescent
12 % illuminated
Dark from 23:07 to 01:40
Dark for 2h 33m
Moon phase on Fri 19th Jun

Fri 19th Jun

Waxing Crescent
20 % illuminated
Dark from 23:22 to 01:40
Dark for 2h 18m
Moon phase on Sat 20th Jun

Sat 20th Jun

Waxing Crescent
30 % illuminated
Dark from 23:35 to 01:41
Dark for 2h 6m

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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    Thursday 18th June 2026 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm

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    Thursday 18th June 2026 from 19:45pm to 21:30pm

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    Thursday 18th June 2026 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

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