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Sunnydale Park

Sunnydale Park

Nevinson Drive, Littleover, Derbyshire, DE23 1WG, East Midlands

Best time to visit

Public venue - public location used for stargazing events.

Weather forecast

  • 12/09/26

    20° 90%

  • 12/09/26

    19° 36%

  • 12/09/26

    18° 16%

  • 13/09/26

    18° 15%

Weather forecast for Derby (2.2 miles away) updated 12/09/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Sunnydale Park 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 Sunnydale Park

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 Sat 12th Sep

Sat 12th Sep

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 19:46 to 04:19
Dark for 8h 32m
Moon phase on Sun 13th Sep

Sun 13th Sep

Waxing Crescent
4 % illuminated
Dark from 19:43 to 04:21
Dark for 8h 37m
Moon phase on Mon 14th Sep

Mon 14th Sep

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 19:41 to 04:23
Dark for 8h 41m
Moon phase on Tue 15th Sep

Tue 15th Sep

Waxing Crescent
16 % illuminated
Dark from 19:38 to 04:25
Dark for 8h 46m
Moon phase on Wed 16th Sep

Wed 16th Sep

Waxing Crescent
24 % illuminated
Dark from 19:38 to 04:27
Dark for 8h 49m
Moon phase on Thu 17th Sep

Thu 17th Sep

First Quarter
33 % illuminated
Dark from 20:10 to 04:29
Dark for 8h 19m
Moon phase on Fri 18th Sep

Fri 18th Sep

First Quarter
42 % illuminated
Dark from 20:56 to 04:31
Dark for 7h 35m

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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