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Deal Castle

Deal Castle

Marine Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 7BA, South East

Best time to visit

Deal Castle 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

English Heritage

English Heritage organises events at this location

Please contact English Heritage directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: English Heritage
Twitter: @EnglishHeritage

Weather forecast

  • 03/05/24

    12° 4%

  • 03/05/24

    11° 0%

  • 04/05/24

    10° 0%

  • 04/05/24

    10° 2%

Weather forecast for Deal (0.3 miles away) updated 02/05/24 at 20:01.

Local light pollution

Deal Castle is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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 Deal Castle

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 Fri 3rd May

Fri 3rd May

Third Quarter
33 % illuminated
Dark from 20:48 to 02:51
Dark for 6h 2m
Moon phase on Sat 4th May

Sat 4th May

Waning Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 20:51 to 02:48
Dark for 5h 56m
Moon phase on Sun 5th May

Sun 5th May

Waning Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 20:53 to 02:46
Dark for 5h 52m
Moon phase on Mon 6th May

Mon 6th May

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 20:55 to 02:43
Dark for 5h 47m
Moon phase on Tue 7th May

Tue 7th May

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 20:57 to 02:41
Dark for 5h 43m
Moon phase on Wed 8th May

Wed 8th May

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:00 to 02:39
Dark for 5h 38m
Moon phase on Thu 9th May

Thu 9th May

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:01 to 02:36
Dark for 4h 35m

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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