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Old Sarum

Old Sarum

Castle Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3SD, South West

Best time to visit

Old Sarum is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Location events organiser

English Heritage

English Heritage organises events at this location

Please contact English Heritage directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: English Heritage
Twitter: @EnglishHeritage

Weather forecast

  • 22/06/26

    31° 1%

  • 22/06/26

    31° 67%

  • 22/06/26

    27° 7%

  • 23/06/26

    24° 4%

Weather forecast for Salisbury (1.8 miles away) updated 22/06/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Old Sarum 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 Old Sarum

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 Mon 22nd Jun

Mon 22nd Jun

First Quarter
51 % illuminated
Dark from 00:05 to 01:54
Dark for 1h 49m
Moon phase on Tue 23rd Jun

Tue 23rd Jun

First Quarter
61 % illuminated
Dark from 00:17 to 01:54
Dark for 1h 37m
Moon phase on Wed 24th Jun

Wed 24th Jun

Waxing Gibbous
70 % illuminated
Dark from 00:33 to 01:55
Dark for 1h 22m
Moon phase on Thu 25th Jun

Thu 25th Jun

Waxing Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 00:53 to 01:55
Dark for 1h 2m
Moon phase on Fri 26th Jun

Fri 26th Jun

Waxing Gibbous
86 % illuminated
Dark from 01:19 to 01:56
Dark for 0h 37m
Moon phase on Sat 27th Jun

Sat 27th Jun

Waxing Gibbous
92 % illuminated
Dark from 01:55 to 01:57
Dark for 0h 2m
Moon phase on Sun 28th Jun

Sun 28th Jun

Full Moon
96 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Find more dates

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

Calendar

Events nearby

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    Thursday 9th July 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

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    Tuesday 21st July 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

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