OBSERVATORY / UNITED KINGDOM
Kielder Observatory
Black Fell, Kielder, Northumberland, United Kingdom
55.2319° N · 2.6163° W
Calculated for November 5, 2026 (Europe/London · UTC+00:00 at calculation).
Tonight's Moon
Waning Crescent · 13% illuminated
Moonrise 02:43 · Moonset 14:51
Times are for local date 2026-11-05.
The Moon image shows its phase, not its orientation in the local sky.
Facility-local time (Europe/London · UTC+00:00 at calculation). These are astronomical event times, not venue hours.
Visit information
Book a scheduled public astronomy event. Follow the observatory visitor directions rather than treating the surrounding forest as unrestricted night access.
Hours, prices, reservations and weather can change. Check the official venue information before travelling.
Record checked 2026-09-21. Source ↗ · Coordinate source ↗
The dark part of the night
Astronomical night is shown in separate facility-local intervals for 2026-11-05 evening through the following morning.
- 18:45 (UTC+00:00) — Nov 6 · 05:15 (UTC+00:00)
Moon-free intervals within that night:
- 18:45 (UTC+00:00) — Nov 6 · 04:00 (UTC+00:00)
The chart shows astronomical twilight, Moon altitude and geometric planet positions. It does not describe venue access, weather, haze, light pollution or local obstructions.