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Farthing Common View Point

Farthing Common View Point

Monks Horton, Folkestone, 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

  • 28/01/22

    7° 8%

  • 28/01/22

    7° 10%

  • 29/01/22

    9° 10%

  • 29/01/22

    9° 10%

Weather forecast for Folkestone Racecourse (2.3 miles away) updated 28/01/22 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Farthing Common View Point is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on 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.

Fri 28th Jan

Waning Crescent
24% illuminated
Dark from 17:55 to 05:42
Dark for 11h 46m

Sat 29th Jan

Waning Crescent
14% illuminated
Dark from 17:57 to 06:19
Dark for 12h 21m

Sun 30th Jan

Waning Crescent
7% illuminated
Dark from 17:58 to 06:18
Dark for 12h 19m

Mon 31st Jan

New Moon
2% illuminated
Dark from 18:00 to 06:16
Dark for 12h 15m

Tue 1st Feb

New Moon
0% illuminated
Dark from 18:01 to 06:15
Dark for 12h 13m

Wed 2nd Feb

New Moon
1% illuminated
Dark from 18:20 to 06:14
Dark for 11h 54m

Thu 3rd Feb

Waxing Crescent
4% illuminated
Dark from 19:43 to 06:12
Dark for 10h 29m

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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  • Mid-Kent Astronomical Society meeting and observing

    Friday 11th February 2022 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Bredhurst Village Hall, Bredhurst, ME7 3JZ (25.0 miles away)

    More info

  • South East Kent Astronomical Society meeting

    Saturday 12th February 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Alkham Village Hall, Alkham, CT15 7AR (7.5 miles away)

    More info

  • Cranbrook and District Science and Astronomical Society lecture meeting

    Monday 14th February 2022 from 20:00pm to 21:30pm

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

    More info

  • Thanet Observatory Open Evening

    Friday 25th February 2022 from 19:00pm to 22:00pm

    Thanet Observatory, Monkton, CT12 4LH (18.2 miles away)

    More info

  • Ashford Astronomical Society Meeting & Observing

    Friday 25th February 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Woodchurch Memorial Hall, Woodchurch, TN26 3QB (12.4 miles away)

    More info

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