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Regent's Park Hub

Regent's Park Hub

Regents Park, London, London, NW1 4RY

Best time to visit

Despite its proximity to central London, Regent’s Park is an excellent stargazing spot away from the worst of the city lights. Although local light pollution is readily apparent, the open space allows views of the brighter stars, planets, moon, galaxies, and nebulae. This location is used for free monthly public stargazing sessions organised by the Baker Street Irregular Astronomers. Stargazing from central London!? Who’d have thought it? We highly recommend giving it a go!

Regent's Park Hub has been recommended as a great place to stargaze by the local authority, national park, community organisation or property owner. May require payment for access or parking.

Location events organiser

Baker Street Irregular Astronomers

Baker Street Irregular Astronomers organises events at this location

Please contact Baker Street Irregular Astronomers directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: Baker Street Irregular Astronomers
Twitter: @BakerStAstro
Facebook: Baker Street Irregular Astronomers

Weather forecast

  • 10/07/26

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    28° 0%

  • 11/07/26

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Weather forecast for London (2.2 miles away) updated 10/07/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Regent's Park Hub 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 Regent's Park Hub

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 10th Jul

Fri 10th Jul

Waning Crescent
26 % illuminated
Dark from 22:09 to 00:10
Dark for 2h 0m
Moon phase on Sat 11th Jul

Sat 11th Jul

Waning Crescent
17 % illuminated
Dark from 22:08 to 00:55
Dark for 2h 46m
Moon phase on Sun 12th Jul

Sun 12th Jul

Waning Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 22:06 to 02:01
Dark for 3h 54m
Moon phase on Mon 13th Jul

Mon 13th Jul

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 22:04 to 02:09
Dark for 4h 4m
Moon phase on Tue 14th Jul

Tue 14th Jul

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 22:03 to 02:11
Dark for 4h 7m
Moon phase on Wed 15th Jul

Wed 15th Jul

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:01 to 02:14
Dark for 4h 12m
Moon phase on Thu 16th Jul

Thu 16th Jul

New Moon
4 % illuminated
Dark from 21:59 to 02:16
Dark for 4h 16m

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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