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Wells & Mendip Museum

Wells & Mendip Museum

8 Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2UE

Best time to visit

Wells & Mendip Museum is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Weather forecast

  • 01/10/25

    15° 1%

  • 01/10/25

    12° 3%

  • 02/10/25

    11° 13%

  • 02/10/25

    10° 14%

Weather forecast for Wells (0.1 miles away) updated 30/09/25 at 20:02.

Local light pollution

Wells & Mendip Museum is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Wells & Mendip Museum

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 Wed 1st Oct

Wed 1st Oct

First Quarter
60 % illuminated
Dark from 23:36 to 05:01
Dark for 5h 25m
Moon phase on Thu 2nd Oct

Thu 2nd Oct

Waxing Gibbous
70 % illuminated
Dark from 00:58 to 05:03
Dark for 4h 5m
Moon phase on Fri 3rd Oct

Fri 3rd Oct

Waxing Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 02:22 to 05:05
Dark for 2h 43m
Moon phase on Sat 4th Oct

Sat 4th Oct

Waxing Gibbous
87 % illuminated
Dark from 03:47 to 05:06
Dark for 1h 19m
Moon phase on Sun 5th Oct

Sun 5th Oct

Waxing Gibbous
94 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Mon 6th Oct

Mon 6th Oct

Full Moon
98 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Tue 7th Oct

Tue 7th Oct

Full Moon
100 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Find more dates

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

Calendar

Forthcoming events

Below is a list of events at Wells & Mendip Museum. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.

  • Wells & Mendip Astronomers members night (visitors welcome)

    Saturday 8th November 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Wells & Mendip Museum, Wells, BA5 2UE

    More info

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