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Kilburn White Horse Car Park

Kilburn White Horse Car Park

Low Town Bank Road, Kilburn, North Yorkshire, YO61 4AN

Best time to visit

This Forestry Commission car park offers access to the nearby White Horse hill and is a great place to explore the North York Moors Dark Sky Reserve by night.

Kilburn White Horse Car Park 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

  • 14/08/22

    27° 1%

  • 14/08/22

    21° 0%

  • 15/08/22

    19° 0%

  • 15/08/22

    17° 1%

Weather forecast for Shandy Hall (2.5 miles away) updated 13/08/22 at 20:00.

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.

Sun 14th Aug

Waning Gibbous
95% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Mon 15th Aug

Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Tue 16th Aug

Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Dark from 21:07 to 21:19
Dark for 0h 11m

Wed 17th Aug

Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Dark from 21:04 to 21:30
Dark for 0h 25m

Thu 18th Aug

Third Quarter
62% illuminated
Dark from 21:01 to 21:44
Dark for 0h 42m

Fri 19th Aug

Third Quarter
52% illuminated
Dark from 20:58 to 22:02
Dark for 1h 3m

Sat 20th Aug

Third Quarter
42% illuminated
Dark from 20:55 to 22:28
Dark for 1h 32m

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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