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Fort Island - Isle of Man

Fort Island - Isle of Man

Fort Island Road, Derbyhaven, IM8 1AA

Best time to visit

Located on the south-east tip of this large car park is a registered Dark Sky Discovery site and offers sensational views of the night sky.  Minimal light pollution from the west towards the airport.

Fort Island - Isle of Man is a Dark Sky Discovery Site, an officially recognised place where anyone can stargaze. Most such locations have overnight parking (sometimes with a fee); however, many do not allow overnight camping. There may or may not be toilet facilities.

Weather forecast

  • 21/01/22

    7° 5%

  • 21/01/22

    8° 9%

  • 22/01/22

    8° 9%

  • 22/01/22

    8° 10%

Weather forecast for Derbyhaven (beach) (0.9 miles away) updated 21/01/22 at 16:00.

Local light pollution

Fort Island - Isle of Man is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site 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 Fort Island - Isle of Man

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 21st Jan

Waning Gibbous
91% illuminated
Dark from 18:01 to 20:36
Dark for 2h 34m

Sat 22nd Jan

Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Dark from 18:03 to 21:55
Dark for 3h 51m

Sun 23rd Jan

Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Dark from 18:05 to 23:15
Dark for 5h 9m

Mon 24th Jan

Third Quarter
67% illuminated
Dark from 18:06 to 00:37
Dark for 6h 30m

Tue 25th Jan

Third Quarter
56% illuminated
Dark from 18:08 to 02:03
Dark for 7h 54m

Wed 26th Jan

Third Quarter
45% illuminated
Dark from 18:09 to 03:32
Dark for 9h 22m

Thu 27th Jan

Third Quarter
34% illuminated
Dark from 18:11 to 05:03
Dark for 10h 51m

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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  • Stargazing Night at Babbage’s Bistro

    Friday 18th February 2022 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Babbage's Bistro - Isle of Man, Ramsey, IM7 2DZ (19.3 miles away)

    More info

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