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Knarsdale with Kirkhaugh Cairns Community Hall

Knarsdale with Kirkhaugh Cairns Community Hall

Slaggyford, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 7NP, North East

Best time to visit

Village hall and car park in the peaceful hamlet of Knarsdale and recognised Dark Sky Discovery site.

Knarsdale with Kirkhaugh Cairns Community Hall 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.

Location events organiser

North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty organises events at this location

Please contact North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Twitter: @NorthPennAONB
Facebook: North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Weather forecast

  • 03/05/24

    9° 32%

  • 03/05/24

    7° 33%

  • 04/05/24

    7° 37%

  • 04/05/24

    7° 35%

Weather forecast for Grey Nag (3.4 miles away) updated 03/05/24 at 04:00.

Local light pollution

Knarsdale with Kirkhaugh Cairns Community Hall 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 Knarsdale with Kirkhaugh Cairns Community Hall

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 3rd May

Fri 3rd May

Third Quarter
33 % illuminated
Dark from 21:32 to 02:38
Dark for 5h 5m
Moon phase on Sat 4th May

Sat 4th May

Waning Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 21:35 to 02:35
Dark for 4h 59m
Moon phase on Sun 5th May

Sun 5th May

Waning Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 21:38 to 02:32
Dark for 4h 53m
Moon phase on Mon 6th May

Mon 6th May

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 21:41 to 02:28
Dark for 4h 46m
Moon phase on Tue 7th May

Tue 7th May

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 21:44 to 02:25
Dark for 4h 40m
Moon phase on Wed 8th May

Wed 8th May

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:47 to 02:22
Dark for 4h 34m
Moon phase on Thu 9th May

Thu 9th May

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:47 to 02:19
Dark for 3h 32m

Find more dates

If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!

Calendar

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