Belted Galloway Visitor Centre

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.

Tue 8th Oct

Waxing Crescent

23 % illuminated

Dark from 19:09 to 05:18

Dark for 10h 9m

Wed 9th Oct

First Quarter

32 % illuminated

Dark from 20:01 to 05:20

Dark for 9h 19m

Thu 10th Oct

First Quarter

42 % illuminated

Dark from 21:15 to 05:22

Dark for 8h 7m

Fri 11th Oct

First Quarter

52 % illuminated

Dark from 22:43 to 05:24

Dark for 6h 41m

Sat 12th Oct

First Quarter

63 % illuminated

Dark from 00:18 to 05:26

Dark for 5h 8m

Sun 13th Oct

Waxing Gibbous

73 % illuminated

Dark from 01:55 to 05:28

Dark for 3h 33m

Mon 14th Oct

Waxing Gibbous

83 % illuminated

Dark from 03:31 to 05:30

Dark for 1h 59m

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

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