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Caldrons Woodlands

Caldrons Woodlands

Loch Trool, Glentrool, Wigtownshire, DG8

Best time to visit

Listed in the Galloway Dark Sky Park Leaflet as a publicly accessible location for overnight stargazing.

Caldrons Woodlands has been recommended as a great place to stargaze by the local authority, national park, community organisation or property owner. May require payment for access or parking.

Weather forecast

  • 04/05/24

    11° 52%

  • 04/05/24

    11° 54%

  • 05/05/24

    10° 49%

  • 05/05/24

    10° 36%

Weather forecast for Glentrool Mountain Bike Centre (0.7 miles away) updated 04/05/24 at 16:00.

Local light pollution

Caldrons Woodlands is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site 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 Caldrons Woodlands

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 Sat 4th May

Sat 4th May

Waning Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 21:45 to 02:41
Dark for 4h 55m
Moon phase on Sun 5th May

Sun 5th May

Waning Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 21:48 to 02:38
Dark for 4h 49m
Moon phase on Mon 6th May

Mon 6th May

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 21:51 to 02:34
Dark for 4h 42m
Moon phase on Tue 7th May

Tue 7th May

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 21:54 to 02:31
Dark for 4h 36m
Moon phase on Wed 8th May

Wed 8th May

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:57 to 02:28
Dark for 4h 30m
Moon phase on Thu 9th May

Thu 9th May

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:57 to 02:25
Dark for 3h 28m
Moon phase on Fri 10th May

Fri 10th May

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 00:15 to 02:21
Dark for 2h 6m

Find more dates

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

Calendar

Stay and gaze nearby

Stay at one of these stargazing-friendly accommodation providers.

  • Drumroamin Farm Camping & Caravan Site

    Kirkinner, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, DG8 9DB (17.4 miles away)

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  • Woodfoot Cottage – Gatehouse of Fleet

    Gatehouse of Fleet, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG7 2BJ (17.5 miles away)

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  • Galloway Astronomy Centre

    Craiglemine Cottage, Glasserton, Wigtownshire, DG8 8NE (24.4 miles away)

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