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Birling Gap

Birling Gap

Birling Gap, Eastbourne, Sussex, BN20 0AB

Best time to visit

National Trust coastal car park and part of the famous Seven Sisters chalk cliffs with plenty of free parking after 6pm.

Birling Gap is a Dark Sky Discovery Site, an officially recognised place where anyone can stargaze. Most such locations have overnight parking (sometimes with a fee); however, many do not allow overnight camping. There may or may not be toilet facilities.

Location events organiser

National Trust

National Trust organises events at this location

Please contact National Trust directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Twitter: @nationaltrust
Facebook: National Trust

Weather forecast

  • 05/12/21

    6° 2%

  • 05/12/21

    5° 4%

  • 06/12/21

    4° 0%

  • 06/12/21

    3° 5%

Weather forecast for Birling Gap (beach) (0.2 miles away) updated 05/12/21 at 04:00.

Local light pollution

Birling Gap is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.

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

Light pollution map of Birling Gap

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.

Sun 5th Dec

New Moon
1% illuminated
Dark from 17:15 to 06:25
Dark for 13h 9m

Mon 6th Dec

Waxing Crescent
4% illuminated
Dark from 17:54 to 06:26
Dark for 12h 32m

Tue 7th Dec

Waxing Crescent
10% illuminated
Dark from 19:13 to 06:27
Dark for 11h 14m

Wed 8th Dec

Waxing Crescent
19% illuminated
Dark from 20:36 to 06:28
Dark for 9h 52m

Thu 9th Dec

Waxing Crescent
28% illuminated
Dark from 21:58 to 06:29
Dark for 8h 31m

Fri 10th Dec

First Quarter
39% illuminated
Dark from 23:16 to 06:30
Dark for 7h 14m

Sat 11th Dec

First Quarter
49% illuminated
Dark from 00:29 to 06:30
Dark for 6h 1m

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

Display nearby events on a calendar

  • Adur Astronomical Society meeting

    Monday 6th December 2021 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Southwick Community Centre, Southwick, BN42 4TE (20.1 miles away)

    More info

  • Eastbourne Astronomical Society meeting

    Saturday 11th December 2021 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm

    Willingdon Memorial Hall, Willingdon, BN20 9HT (4.4 miles away)

    More info

  • CADSAS lecture meeting (cancelled)

    Monday 13th December 2021 from 20:00pm to 21:30pm

    Cranbrook School Observatory, Cranbrook, TN17 3JD (28.4 miles away)

    More info

  • Adur Astronomical Society observing group

    Wednesday 15th December 2021 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Clayton Church Hall, Clayton, BN6 9PJ (19.4 miles away)

    More info

  • Observing at Clayton Church Hall with Adur Astronomical Society

    Wednesday 15th December 2021 from 19:30pm to 22:30pm

    Clayton Church Hall, Clayton, BN6 9PJ (19.4 miles away)

    More info

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