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Champneys Eastwell Manor

Champneys Eastwell Manor

Eastwell Park, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HR, South East England

Best time to visit

Champneys Eastwell Manor is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Location events organiser

Mark Westmoquette

Mark Westmoquette organises events at this location

Please contact Mark Westmoquette directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: Mark Westmoquette
Facebook: Mark Westmoquette

Weather forecast

  • 01/07/25

    28° 0%

  • 01/07/25

    21° 0%

  • 02/07/25

    19° 1%

  • 02/07/25

    19° 4%

Weather forecast for Wye (2.5 miles away) updated 01/07/25 at 20:02.

Local light pollution

Champneys Eastwell Manor 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 Champneys Eastwell Manor

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 Tue 1st Jul

Tue 1st Jul

First Quarter
33 % illuminated
Dark from 23:11 to 01:50
Dark for 2h 39m
Moon phase on Wed 2nd Jul

Wed 2nd Jul

First Quarter
42 % illuminated
Dark from 23:21 to 01:51
Dark for 2h 30m
Moon phase on Thu 3rd Jul

Thu 3rd Jul

First Quarter
52 % illuminated
Dark from 23:32 to 01:52
Dark for 2h 20m
Moon phase on Fri 4th Jul

Fri 4th Jul

First Quarter
61 % illuminated
Dark from 23:45 to 01:54
Dark for 2h 9m
Moon phase on Sat 5th Jul

Sat 5th Jul

Waxing Gibbous
70 % illuminated
Dark from 00:02 to 01:55
Dark for 1h 53m
Moon phase on Sun 6th Jul

Sun 6th Jul

Waxing Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 00:24 to 01:57
Dark for 1h 33m
Moon phase on Mon 7th Jul

Mon 7th Jul

Waxing Gibbous
86 % illuminated
Dark from 00:55 to 01:59
Dark for 1h 4m

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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