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Farthing Common View Point

Farthing Common View Point

Monks Horton, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 8DH

Best time to visit

Escape the bright lights of Dover and Folkestone at this hilltop car park.

Farthing Common View Point is a Go Stargazing Site. The location has been identified by the Go Stargazing team as a good location for stargazing based on local light pollution levels, distance from nearby towns and cities and offers a safe place to park.

Weather forecast

  • 11/12/23

    7° 0%

  • 11/12/23

    5° 5%

  • 12/12/23

    9° 30%

  • 12/12/23

    10° 16%

Weather forecast for Folkestone Racecourse (2.3 miles away) updated 11/12/23 at 12:00.

Local light pollution

Farthing Common View Point 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 Farthing Common View Point

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 Mon 11th Dec

Mon 11th Dec

Waning Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 17:10 to 06:28
Dark for 13h 17m
Moon phase on Tue 12th Dec

Tue 12th Dec

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 17:10 to 06:28
Dark for 13h 17m
Moon phase on Wed 13th Dec

Wed 13th Dec

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 17:10 to 06:29
Dark for 13h 18m
Moon phase on Thu 14th Dec

Thu 14th Dec

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 17:10 to 06:30
Dark for 13h 19m
Moon phase on Fri 15th Dec

Fri 15th Dec

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 18:10 to 06:31
Dark for 12h 21m
Moon phase on Sat 16th Dec

Sat 16th Dec

Waxing Crescent
12 % illuminated
Dark from 19:40 to 06:31
Dark for 10h 51m
Moon phase on Sun 17th Dec

Sun 17th Dec

Waxing Crescent
20 % illuminated
Dark from 21:10 to 06:32
Dark for 9h 22m

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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Events nearby

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  • Cranbrook and District Science and Astronomical Society lecture meeting

    Monday 11th December 2023 from 20:00pm to 21:30pm

    Cranbrook School Observatory, Cranbrook, TN17 3JD (22.3 miles away)

    More info

  • Planets, meteors and stargazing

    Friday 15th December 2023 from 17:00pm to 18:00pm

    Ramsgate Royal Esplanade, Ramsgate, CT11 0HE (20.7 miles away)

    More info

  • Thanet Astronomy Group weekly meeting

    Saturday 16th December 2023 from 14:00pm to 16:00pm

    West Bay Cafe, Margate, CT8 8QZ (21.8 miles away)

    More info

  • Thanet Astronomy Group weekly meeting

    Saturday 23rd December 2023 from 14:00pm to 16:00pm

    West Bay Cafe, Margate, CT8 8QZ (21.8 miles away)

    More info

  • Thanet Astronomy Group weekly meeting

    Saturday 30th December 2023 from 14:00pm to 16:00pm

    West Bay Cafe, Margate, CT8 8QZ (21.8 miles away)

    More info

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