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Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 1LA

Best time to visit

Weather forecast

  • 12/08/26

    31° 0%

  • 12/08/26

    32° 0%

  • 12/08/26

    31° 0%

  • 13/08/26

    26° 0%

Weather forecast for Nottingham (0.7 miles away) updated 12/08/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham 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 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

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 Wed 12th Aug

Wed 12th Aug

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 21:10 to 03:11
Dark for 6h 0m
Moon phase on Thu 13th Aug

Thu 13th Aug

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:07 to 03:13
Dark for 6h 5m
Moon phase on Fri 14th Aug

Fri 14th Aug

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 21:04 to 03:16
Dark for 6h 11m
Moon phase on Sat 15th Aug

Sat 15th Aug

Waxing Crescent
7 % illuminated
Dark from 21:01 to 03:18
Dark for 6h 16m
Moon phase on Sun 16th Aug

Sun 16th Aug

Waxing Crescent
13 % illuminated
Dark from 20:59 to 03:20
Dark for 6h 20m
Moon phase on Mon 17th Aug

Mon 17th Aug

Waxing Crescent
21 % illuminated
Dark from 20:56 to 03:23
Dark for 6h 26m
Moon phase on Tue 18th Aug

Tue 18th Aug

Waxing Crescent
30 % illuminated
Dark from 20:53 to 03:25
Dark for 6h 31m

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

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