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Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre

Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre

Loch of Lowes, Dunkeld, Perthshire, PH8 0HH

Best time to visit

Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Weather forecast

  • 24/04/25

    8° 9%

Weather forecast for Dunkeld (1.0 miles away) updated 23/04/25 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site 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 Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre

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 23rd Apr

Wed 23rd Apr

Waning Crescent
30 % illuminated
Dark from 21:19 to 03:01
Dark for 5h 41m
Moon phase on Thu 24th Apr

Thu 24th Apr

Waning Crescent
20 % illuminated
Dark from 21:22 to 02:58
Dark for 5h 35m
Moon phase on Fri 25th Apr

Fri 25th Apr

Waning Crescent
11 % illuminated
Dark from 21:25 to 02:54
Dark for 5h 28m
Moon phase on Sat 26th Apr

Sat 26th Apr

Waning Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 21:29 to 02:51
Dark for 5h 21m
Moon phase on Sun 27th Apr

Sun 27th Apr

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 21:32 to 02:47
Dark for 5h 14m
Moon phase on Mon 28th Apr

Mon 28th Apr

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:50 to 02:44
Dark for 4h 54m
Moon phase on Tue 29th Apr

Tue 29th Apr

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 23:34 to 02:40
Dark for 3h 6m

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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