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Ore Community Centre - Hastings

Ore Community Centre - Hastings

455 Old London Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 5BH

Best time to visit

The Ore Community Centre is a meeting location for the Hastings Astronomy Club.

Ore Community Centre - Hastings 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

Hastings Astronomy Club organises events at this location

Please contact Hastings Astronomy Club directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: Hastings Astronomy Club

Weather forecast

  • 03/04/26

    12° 10%

  • 03/04/26

    12° 10%

  • 03/04/26

    12° 11%

  • 04/04/26

    11° 8%

Weather forecast for Hastings (2.1 miles away) updated 03/04/26 at 12:00. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Ore Community Centre - Hastings 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 Ore Community Centre - Hastings

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 Fri 3rd Apr

Fri 3rd Apr

Full Moon
99 % illuminated
Dark from 19:47 to 20:40
Dark for 0h 52m
Moon phase on Sat 4th Apr

Sat 4th Apr

Full Moon
96 % illuminated
Dark from 19:49 to 21:55
Dark for 2h 5m
Moon phase on Sun 5th Apr

Sun 5th Apr

Waning Gibbous
92 % illuminated
Dark from 19:51 to 23:08
Dark for 3h 17m
Moon phase on Mon 6th Apr

Mon 6th Apr

Waning Gibbous
86 % illuminated
Dark from 19:52 to 00:16
Dark for 4h 23m
Moon phase on Tue 7th Apr

Tue 7th Apr

Waning Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 19:54 to 01:15
Dark for 5h 20m
Moon phase on Wed 8th Apr

Wed 8th Apr

Waning Gibbous
70 % illuminated
Dark from 19:56 to 02:02
Dark for 6h 5m
Moon phase on Thu 9th Apr

Thu 9th Apr

Third Quarter
61 % illuminated
Dark from 19:58 to 02:38
Dark for 6h 39m

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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  • Eastbourne Astronomical Society meeting

    Saturday 4th April 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Willingdon Memorial Hall, Willingdon, BN20 9HT (16.3 miles away)

    More info

  • Fairlight Astronomers monthly meeting

    Thursday 9th April 2026 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Fairlight Village Hall, Fairlight, TN35 4DA (2.3 miles away)

    More info

  • Cranbrook and District Science and Astronomical Society lecture meeting

    Monday 13th April 2026 from 20:00pm to 21:30pm

    Cranbrook School Observatory, Cranbrook, TN17 3JD (15.7 miles away)

    More info

  • Wadhurst and Tunbridge Wells Astronomical Society meeting

    Wednesday 15th April 2026 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm

    Beechwood School - Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3QD (22.9 miles away)

    More info

  • Late Night Lyrids at the Observatory Science Centre

    Saturday 18th April 2026 from 20:00pm to Sunday 19th April 2026 00:00am

    The Observatory Science Centre, Hailsham, BN27 1RN (11.5 miles away)

    More info

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