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Stein Jetty

Stein Jetty

Stein, Isle of Skye, Isle of Skye, IV55 8GA

Best time to visit

Car park next to Stein jetty, no lighting so beware!

Stein Jetty 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.

Weather forecast

  • 08/10/24

    11° 15%

  • 08/10/24

    11° 21%

  • 09/10/24

    10° 50%

  • 09/10/24

    10° 55%

Weather forecast for Loch Dunvegan (4.0 miles away) updated 08/10/24 at 04:01.

Local light pollution

Stein Jetty 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 Stein Jetty

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 Tue 8th Oct

Tue 8th Oct

Waxing Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 19:04 to 05:25
Dark for 10h 20m
Moon phase on Wed 9th Oct

Wed 9th Oct

First Quarter
32 % illuminated
Dark from 19:37 to 05:27
Dark for 9h 50m
Moon phase on Thu 10th Oct

Thu 10th Oct

First Quarter
42 % illuminated
Dark from 20:55 to 05:29
Dark for 8h 34m
Moon phase on Fri 11th Oct

Fri 11th Oct

First Quarter
52 % illuminated
Dark from 22:31 to 05:31
Dark for 7h 0m
Moon phase on Sat 12th Oct

Sat 12th Oct

First Quarter
63 % illuminated
Dark from 00:13 to 05:33
Dark for 5h 20m
Moon phase on Sun 13th Oct

Sun 13th Oct

Waxing Gibbous
73 % illuminated
Dark from 01:55 to 05:35
Dark for 3h 40m
Moon phase on Mon 14th Oct

Mon 14th Oct

Waxing Gibbous
83 % illuminated
Dark from 03:37 to 05:37
Dark for 2h 0m

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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