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Norfolk Gliding Club

Norfolk Gliding Club

Tibenham Airfield, Norwich, NR16 1NT

Best time to visit

Norfolk Gliding Club 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

  • 04/10/24

    11° 1%

  • 04/10/24

    9° 3%

  • 05/10/24

    8° 0%

  • 05/10/24

    7° 1%

Weather forecast for Forncett End (2.8 miles away) updated 04/10/24 at 04:01.

Local light pollution

Norfolk Gliding Club is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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 Norfolk Gliding Club

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.

Fri 4th Oct

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 18:38 to 04:50
Dark for 10h 11m

Sat 5th Oct

Waxing Crescent
4 % illuminated
Dark from 18:36 to 04:52
Dark for 10h 15m

Sun 6th Oct

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 18:34 to 04:54
Dark for 10h 20m

Mon 7th Oct

Waxing Crescent
15 % illuminated
Dark from 18:33 to 04:56
Dark for 10h 23m

Tue 8th Oct

Waxing Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 19:10 to 04:57
Dark for 9h 47m

Wed 9th Oct

First Quarter
32 % illuminated
Dark from 20:02 to 04:59
Dark for 8h 57m

Thu 10th Oct

First Quarter
42 % illuminated
Dark from 21:13 to 05:01
Dark for 7h 48m

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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