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The Cockerel at Gussage All Saints

The Cockerel at Gussage All Saints

Chalbury, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 5ET, South West England

Best time to visit

Public venue - public location used for stargazing events.

Weather forecast

  • 15/08/26

    28° 1%

  • 15/08/26

    27° 1%

  • 15/08/26

    26° 1%

  • 16/08/26

    22° 4%

Weather forecast for Blandford Forum (7.9 miles away) updated 15/08/26 at 06:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

The Cockerel at Gussage All Saints is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a rural 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 The Cockerel at Gussage All Saints

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 15th Aug

Sat 15th Aug

Waxing Crescent
7 % illuminated
Dark from 20:53 to 03:33
Dark for 6h 39m
Moon phase on Sun 16th Aug

Sun 16th Aug

Waxing Crescent
13 % illuminated
Dark from 20:50 to 03:35
Dark for 6h 44m
Moon phase on Mon 17th Aug

Mon 17th Aug

Waxing Crescent
21 % illuminated
Dark from 20:48 to 03:37
Dark for 6h 48m
Moon phase on Tue 18th Aug

Tue 18th Aug

Waxing Crescent
30 % illuminated
Dark from 21:02 to 03:40
Dark for 6h 38m
Moon phase on Wed 19th Aug

Wed 19th Aug

First Quarter
39 % illuminated
Dark from 21:24 to 03:42
Dark for 6h 18m
Moon phase on Thu 20th Aug

Thu 20th Aug

First Quarter
49 % illuminated
Dark from 21:53 to 03:44
Dark for 5h 51m
Moon phase on Fri 21st Aug

Fri 21st Aug

First Quarter
58 % illuminated
Dark from 22:32 to 03:46
Dark for 5h 14m

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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