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Rede Common - Strood

Rede Common - Strood

Thurston Drive, Strood, Kent, ME2 2LY

Best time to visit

Public venue - public location used for stargazing events.

Weather forecast

  • 20/06/25

    20° 0%

  • 21/06/25

    17° 0%

  • 21/06/25

    15° 0%

Weather forecast for Strood (0.6 miles away) updated 20/06/25 at 20:01.

Local light pollution

Rede Common - Strood is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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 Rede Common - Strood

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 20th Jun

Fri 20th Jun

Third Quarter
37 % illuminated
Dark from 22:19 to 00:32
Dark for 2h 12m
Moon phase on Sat 21st Jun

Sat 21st Jun

Waning Crescent
26 % illuminated
Dark from 22:19 to 00:51
Dark for 2h 31m
Moon phase on Sun 22nd Jun

Sun 22nd Jun

Waning Crescent
16 % illuminated
Dark from 22:20 to 01:17
Dark for 2h 56m
Moon phase on Mon 23rd Jun

Mon 23rd Jun

Waning Crescent
8 % illuminated
Dark from 22:20 to 01:41
Dark for 3h 20m
Moon phase on Tue 24th Jun

Tue 24th Jun

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 22:19 to 01:41
Dark for 3h 21m
Moon phase on Wed 25th Jun

Wed 25th Jun

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 22:19 to 01:42
Dark for 3h 22m
Moon phase on Thu 26th Jun

Thu 26th Jun

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 22:19 to 01:43
Dark for 3h 23m

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

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