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Kettleness Village Car Park

Kettleness Village Car Park

Kettleness, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 3RY

Best time to visit

Weather forecast

  • 01/05/24

    10° 8%

  • 01/05/24

    8° 18%

  • 02/05/24

    8° 19%

  • 02/05/24

    9° 19%

Weather forecast for Sandsend (beach) (2.8 miles away) updated 01/05/24 at 12:00.

Local light pollution

Kettleness Village Car Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural 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 Kettleness Village 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 Wed 1st May

Wed 1st May

Third Quarter
55 % illuminated
Dark from 21:16 to 02:40
Dark for 5h 23m
Moon phase on Thu 2nd May

Thu 2nd May

Third Quarter
44 % illuminated
Dark from 21:19 to 02:37
Dark for 5h 17m
Moon phase on Fri 3rd May

Fri 3rd May

Third Quarter
33 % illuminated
Dark from 21:22 to 02:34
Dark for 5h 12m
Moon phase on Sat 4th May

Sat 4th May

Waning Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 21:24 to 02:31
Dark for 5h 6m
Moon phase on Sun 5th May

Sun 5th May

Waning Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 21:27 to 02:28
Dark for 5h 0m
Moon phase on Mon 6th May

Mon 6th May

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 21:30 to 02:25
Dark for 4h 54m
Moon phase on Tue 7th May

Tue 7th May

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 21:33 to 02:22
Dark for 4h 48m

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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    Thursday 31st October 2024 from 18:45pm to 21:45pm

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    Sunday 17th November 2024 from 18:45pm to 21:45pm

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