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Hackpen White Horse Car Park

Hackpen White Horse Car Park

Winterbourne Bassett, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 9NR

Best time to visit

Escape the light pollution of Swindon and enjoy a stargazing session at the top of Hackpen Hill. This location is recommended for stargazing by the North Wessex Downs AONB.

Hackpen White Horse Car Park has been recommended as a great place to stargaze by the local authority, national park, community organisation or property owner. May require payment for access or parking.

Weather forecast

  • 10/05/24

    20° 3%

  • 10/05/24

    15° 0%

  • 11/05/24

    13° 0%

  • 11/05/24

    11° 0%

Weather forecast for Broad Hinton (1.5 miles away) updated 10/05/24 at 04:00.

Local light pollution

Hackpen White Horse Car Park 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 Hackpen White Horse Car Park

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 10th May

Fri 10th May

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 23:31 to 02:45
Dark for 3h 14m
Moon phase on Sat 11th May

Sat 11th May

Waxing Crescent
10 % illuminated
Dark from 00:26 to 02:43
Dark for 2h 17m
Moon phase on Sun 12th May

Sun 12th May

Waxing Crescent
18 % illuminated
Dark from 01:05 to 02:40
Dark for 1h 35m
Moon phase on Mon 13th May

Mon 13th May

Waxing Crescent
26 % illuminated
Dark from 01:32 to 02:38
Dark for 1h 6m
Moon phase on Tue 14th May

Tue 14th May

First Quarter
36 % illuminated
Dark from 01:50 to 02:36
Dark for 0h 46m
Moon phase on Wed 15th May

Wed 15th May

First Quarter
45 % illuminated
Dark from 02:04 to 02:33
Dark for 0h 29m
Moon phase on Thu 16th May

Thu 16th May

First Quarter
55 % illuminated
Dark from 02:15 to 02:31
Dark for 0h 16m

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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