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Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

Sandown , Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, PO36 8QB, South East England

Best time to visit

Wildheart Animal Sanctuary 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

  • 17/04/26

    14° 4%

  • 17/04/26

    14° 6%

  • 17/04/26

    13° 48%

  • 18/04/26

    12° 6%

Weather forecast for Newport (isle Of Wight) (7.2 miles away) updated 16/04/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Wildheart Animal Sanctuary is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-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 Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

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 17th Apr

Fri 17th Apr

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 20:20 to 03:44
Dark for 7h 23m
Moon phase on Sat 18th Apr

Sat 18th Apr

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:09 to 03:42
Dark for 6h 33m
Moon phase on Sun 19th Apr

Sun 19th Apr

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 22:40 to 03:40
Dark for 5h 0m
Moon phase on Mon 20th Apr

Mon 20th Apr

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 00:02 to 03:37
Dark for 3h 35m
Moon phase on Tue 21st Apr

Tue 21st Apr

Waxing Crescent
17 % illuminated
Dark from 01:06 to 03:35
Dark for 2h 29m
Moon phase on Wed 22nd Apr

Wed 22nd Apr

Waxing Crescent
27 % illuminated
Dark from 01:50 to 03:32
Dark for 1h 42m
Moon phase on Thu 23rd Apr

Thu 23rd Apr

First Quarter
38 % illuminated
Dark from 02:21 to 03:30
Dark for 1h 9m

Find more dates

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

Calendar

Events nearby

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    Friday 17th April 2026 from 19:30pm to Saturday 18th April 2026 21:30pm

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    More info

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    Tuesday 21st April 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

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    Thursday 23rd April 2026 from 16:00pm to Friday 24th April 2026 12:00pm

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  • Isle of Wight Observatory open night

    Thursday 23rd April 2026 from 20:00pm to 22:30pm

    The Isle of Wight Observatory, Newchurch, PO36 0LX (3.5 miles away)

    More info

  • Toothill Observatory Public Open Evening – April 2026 (BACKUP)

    Friday 24th April 2026 from 19:30pm to Saturday 25th April 2026 21:30pm

    Toothill Observatory, Southampton, SO16 8AL (24.9 miles away)

    More info

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