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The Haven Lounge - Crawley Down

The Haven Lounge - Crawley Down

Hophurst Lane, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 4LJ, South East England

Best time to visit

Public venue - public location used for stargazing events.

Weather forecast

  • 06/09/26

    24° 5%

  • 06/09/26

    23° 5%

  • 06/09/26

    21° 5%

  • 07/09/26

    18° 13%

Weather forecast for Redhill (surrey) (8.8 miles away) updated 06/09/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

The Haven Lounge - Crawley Down 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 The Haven Lounge - Crawley Down

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 Sun 6th Sep

Sun 6th Sep

Third Quarter
31 % illuminated
Dark from 19:50 to 00:02
Dark for 4h 11m
Moon phase on Mon 7th Sep

Mon 7th Sep

Waning Crescent
21 % illuminated
Dark from 19:48 to 01:31
Dark for 5h 42m
Moon phase on Tue 8th Sep

Tue 8th Sep

Waning Crescent
12 % illuminated
Dark from 19:45 to 02:59
Dark for 7h 13m
Moon phase on Wed 9th Sep

Wed 9th Sep

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 19:43 to 04:13
Dark for 8h 29m
Moon phase on Thu 10th Sep

Thu 10th Sep

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 19:40 to 04:15
Dark for 8h 34m
Moon phase on Fri 11th Sep

Fri 11th Sep

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 19:38 to 04:17
Dark for 8h 38m
Moon phase on Sat 12th Sep

Sat 12th Sep

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 19:35 to 04:18
Dark for 8h 42m

Find more dates

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

Calendar

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