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Raincliffe Woods Community Woodland

Raincliffe Woods Community Woodland

Low Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 5TD

Best time to visit

Public venue - public location used for stargazing events.

Weather forecast

  • 01/06/24

    12° 1%

  • 01/06/24

    10° 0%

  • 02/06/24

    9° 0%

  • 02/06/24

    8° 0%

Weather forecast for Scarborough (2.3 miles away) updated 01/06/24 at 04:00.

Local light pollution

Raincliffe Woods Community Woodland 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 Raincliffe Woods Community Woodland

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 Sat 1st Jun

Sat 1st Jun

Third Quarter
36 % illuminated
Dark from 22:47 to 01:09
Dark for 2h 21m
Moon phase on Sun 2nd Jun

Sun 2nd Jun

Waning Crescent
25 % illuminated
Dark from 22:50 to 01:06
Dark for 2h 15m
Moon phase on Mon 3rd Jun

Mon 3rd Jun

Waning Crescent
16 % illuminated
Dark from 22:54 to 01:03
Dark for 2h 8m
Moon phase on Tue 4th Jun

Tue 4th Jun

Waning Crescent
8 % illuminated
Dark from 22:57 to 01:00
Dark for 2h 2m
Moon phase on Wed 5th Jun

Wed 5th Jun

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 23:00 to 00:58
Dark for 1h 57m
Moon phase on Thu 6th Jun

Thu 6th Jun

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 23:03 to 00:55
Dark for 1h 51m
Moon phase on Fri 7th Jun

Fri 7th Jun

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 23:06 to 00:52
Dark for 1h 45m

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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