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Cobble Hey Farm & Gardens

Cobble Hey Farm & Gardens

Hobbs Lane, Claughton-on-Brock, Lancashire, PR3 0QN

Best time to visit

Cobble Hey Farm & Gardens is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Weather forecast

  • 29/05/24

    14° 6%

  • 29/05/24

    13° 3%

  • 30/05/24

    12° 8%

  • 30/05/24

    12° 15%

Weather forecast for Garstang (2.6 miles away) updated 29/05/24 at 04:00.

Local light pollution

Cobble Hey Farm & Gardens 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 Cobble Hey Farm & Gardens

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 Wed 29th May

Wed 29th May

Third Quarter
69 % illuminated
Dark from 22:39 to 01:19
Dark for 2h 39m
Moon phase on Thu 30th May

Thu 30th May

Third Quarter
58 % illuminated
Dark from 22:42 to 01:30
Dark for 2h 47m
Moon phase on Fri 31st May

Fri 31st May

Third Quarter
47 % illuminated
Dark from 22:45 to 01:28
Dark for 2h 42m
Moon phase on Sat 1st Jun

Sat 1st Jun

Third Quarter
36 % illuminated
Dark from 22:48 to 01:26
Dark for 2h 37m
Moon phase on Sun 2nd Jun

Sun 2nd Jun

Waning Crescent
25 % illuminated
Dark from 22:51 to 01:23
Dark for 2h 31m
Moon phase on Mon 3rd Jun

Mon 3rd Jun

Waning Crescent
16 % illuminated
Dark from 22:54 to 01:21
Dark for 2h 26m
Moon phase on Tue 4th Jun

Tue 4th Jun

Waning Crescent
8 % illuminated
Dark from 22:56 to 01:19
Dark for 2h 22m

Find more dates

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

Calendar

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